diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 66a86b07..7bc82e21 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -214,6 +214,12 @@ unit-debug:
 	mkdir -p app/build && touch app/build/index.html
 	$(UNIT_DEBUG)
 
+#? unit-bench: Run benchmark tests
+unit-bench:
+	@$(call print, "Running benchmark tests.")
+	mkdir -p app/build && touch app/build/index.html
+	$(UNIT_BENCH)
+
 unit-cover: $(GOACC_BIN)
 	@$(call print, "Running unit coverage tests.")
 	$(GOACC_BIN) $(COVER_PKG)
@@ -345,7 +351,7 @@ flakehunter-unit:
 # include in the build process.
 .PHONY: default all yarn-install build install go-build go-build-noui \
 	go-install go-install-noui go-install-cli app-build release go-release \
-	docker-release docker-tools scratch check unit unit-cover unit-race \
+	docker-release docker-tools scratch check unit unit-bench unit-cover unit-race \
 	clean-itest build-itest build-itest-binary itest-only itest \
 	itest-parallel flake-unit fmt lint \
 	mod mod-check list rpc protos protos-check rpc-js-compile clean
diff --git a/make/testing_flags.mk b/make/testing_flags.mk
index 2f0fc2b6..5be0f111 100644
--- a/make/testing_flags.mk
+++ b/make/testing_flags.mk
@@ -72,11 +72,16 @@ UNIT_TARGETED ?= no
 ifeq ($(UNIT_TARGETED), yes)
 UNIT := $(GOTEST) -tags="$(DEV_TAGS) $(COMPILE_TAGS)" $(TEST_FLAGS) $(UNITPKG)
 UNIT_DEBUG := $(GOTEST) -v -tags="$(DEV_TAGS) $(COMPILE_TAGS)" $(TEST_FLAGS) $(UNITPKG)
+UNIT_BENCH := $(GOTEST) -tags="$(DEV_TAGS) $(COMPILE_TAGS)" \
+	-test.bench=. -test.benchmem -test.run=NONE $(UNITPKG)
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(UNIT_TARGETED), no)
 UNIT := $(GOLIST) | $(XARGS) env $(GOTEST) -tags="$(DEV_TAGS) $(COMPILE_TAGS)" $(TEST_FLAGS)
 UNIT_DEBUG := $(GOLIST) | $(XARGS) env $(GOTEST) -v -tags="$(DEV_TAGS) $(COMPILE_TAGS)" $(TEST_FLAGS)
+UNIT_BENCH := $(GOLIST) | $(XARGS) env $(GOTEST) \
+	-tags="$(DEV_TAGS) $(COMPILE_TAGS)" -test.bench=. -test.benchmem \
+	-test.run=NONE
 endif
 
 UNIT_RACE := $(UNIT) -race