diff --git a/src/database/benches.rs b/src/database/benches.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..56d1411c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/database/benches.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#[cfg(conduwuit_bench)]
+extern crate test;
+
+#[cfg(conduwuit_bench)]
+#[cfg_attr(conduwuit_bench, bench)]
+fn ser_str(b: &mut test::Bencher) {
+	use conduwuit::ruma::{RoomId, UserId};
+
+	use crate::ser::serialize_to_vec;
+
+	let user_id: &UserId = "@user:example.com".try_into().unwrap();
+	let room_id: &RoomId = "!room:example.com".try_into().unwrap();
+	b.iter(|| {
+		let key = (user_id, room_id);
+		let _s = serialize_to_vec(key).expect("failed to serialize user_id");
+	});
+}
diff --git a/src/database/mod.rs b/src/database/mod.rs
index 0481d1bd..1262a79a 100644
--- a/src/database/mod.rs
+++ b/src/database/mod.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ conduwuit::mod_ctor! {}
 conduwuit::mod_dtor! {}
 conduwuit::rustc_flags_capture! {}
 
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod benches;
 mod cork;
 mod de;
 mod deserialized;