diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f54c5b3f8c07..63d467db94dc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ endif()
 # If no test policy enable by default
 option(KRATOS_BUILD_TESTING "KRATOS_BUILD_TESTING defines if the C++ tests are compiled. These increase compilation time, but if not set only python tests can be executed. Default setting is ON" ON)
 
+# If no benchmark policy enable by default
+option(KRATOS_BUILD_BENCHMARK "KRATOS_BUILD_BENCHMARK defines if the C++ benchmarks (Google benchmark) are compiled. These increase compilation time. Default setting is OFF" OFF)
+
 # If no pch policy disable by default
 option(KRATOS_USE_PCH "KRATOS_USE_PCH defines if pch will be used during the compilation. This may will decrease compilation for clean build or if core components are touched. Default setting is OFF" OFF)
 
@@ -288,6 +291,7 @@ SET(INSTALL_PYTHON_FILES ON)        # To be removed when all applications are po
 include(install_function)
 include(KratosDependencies)
 include(KratosGTest)
+include(KratosGBenchmark)
 include(FetchContent)
 
 # Logger configuration
@@ -320,6 +324,28 @@ if(KRATOS_BUILD_TESTING MATCHES ON)
   set_directory_properties(PROPERTIES COMPILE_OPTIONS "${kratos_root_compile_options}")
 endif(KRATOS_BUILD_TESTING MATCHES ON) 
 
+# Benchmarking
+if(KRATOS_BUILD_BENCHMARK MATCHES ON)
+  # retrieve a copy of the current directory's `COMPILE_OPTIONS`
+  get_directory_property(kratos_root_compile_options COMPILE_OPTIONS)
+
+  # Disable warnings (needed by centos. We should all love centos, it clearly needs some affection)
+  add_compile_options(-w)
+
+  FetchContent_Declare(
+    googlebenchmark
+    URL https://github.com/google/benchmark/archive/v1.9.0.zip
+  )
+  # For Windows: Prevent overriding the parent project's compiler/linker settings
+  set(BENCHMARK_ENABLE_TESTING OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+  set(CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR "libs") # In Linux default dir is lib
+  set(CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR "libs") # In Win default dir is bin
+  FetchContent_MakeAvailable(googlebenchmark)
+
+  # restore the current directory's old `COMPILE_OPTIONS`
+  set_directory_properties(PROPERTIES COMPILE_OPTIONS "${kratos_root_compile_options}")
+endif(KRATOS_BUILD_BENCHMARK MATCHES ON)
+
 ################### PYBIND11
 
 # Try to use python executable from env variable
diff --git a/cmake_modules/KratosGBenchmark.cmake b/cmake_modules/KratosGBenchmark.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1f51efaf4fbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake_modules/KratosGBenchmark.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# This function automatically configures a given application to build its benchmarks
+macro(kratos_add_benchmarks)
+    set(options USE_MPI USE_CUSTOM_MAIN)
+    set(oneValueArgs TARGET WORKING_DIRECTORY)
+    set(multiValueArgs SOURCES)
+
+    cmake_parse_arguments(KRATOS_ADD_BENCHMARK "${options}" "${oneValueArgs}" "${multiValueArgs}" ${ARGN})
+
+    if(KRATOS_ADD_BENCHMARK_SOURCES)
+        include(GoogleBenchmark)
+    endif(KRATOS_ADD_BENCHMARK_SOURCES)
+
+endmacro(kratos_add_benchmarks)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kratos/CMakeLists.txt b/kratos/CMakeLists.txt
index 825fb49776b4..282ba4101292 100644
--- a/kratos/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kratos/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -87,6 +87,21 @@ if(${KRATOS_BUILD_TESTING} MATCHES ON)
     gtest_discover_tests(KratosCoreTest DISCOVERY_MODE PRE_TEST)
 endif(${KRATOS_BUILD_TESTING} MATCHES ON)
 
+## Kratos benchmark sources. Disabled by default
+if(${KRATOS_BUILD_BENCHMARK} MATCHES ON)
+    file(GLOB_RECURSE KRATOS_BENCHMARK_SOURCES 
+        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/benchmarks/*.cpp
+    )
+
+    foreach(file ${KRATOS_BENCHMARK_SOURCES})
+        get_filename_component(filename ${file} NAME_WE)
+        add_executable(${filename} ${file})
+        target_link_libraries(${filename} PUBLIC KratosCore benchmark::benchmark)
+        set_target_properties(${filename} PROPERTIES COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "KRATOS_BENCHMARK=IMPORT,API")
+        install(TARGETS ${filename} DESTINATION benchmark)
+    endforeach(file ${KRATOS_BENCHMARK_SOURCES})
+endif(${KRATOS_BUILD_BENCHMARK} MATCHES ON)
+
 ## Define KratosVersion object
 add_library(KratosVersion OBJECT ${KRATOS_VERSION_SOURCES})
 set_target_properties(KratosVersion PROPERTIES COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "KRATOS_VERSION=IMPORT,API")