diff --git a/lotus-soup/compositions/composition-stress-test-concurrent.toml b/lotus-soup/compositions/composition-stress-test-concurrent.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9fef06fa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lotus-soup/compositions/composition-stress-test-concurrent.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+[metadata]
+  name = "lotus-soup"
+  author = ""
+
+[global]
+  plan = "lotus-soup"
+  case = "lotus-deal-stress-test"
+  total_instances = 6
+  builder = "docker:go"
+  runner = "local:docker"
+
+[global.build_config]
+  enable_go_build_cache = true
+
+[global.run.test_params]
+  clients = "3"
+  miners = "2"
+  genesis_timestamp_offset = "100000"
+  balance = "2000000000"
+  sectors = "1000"
+  random_beacon_type = "mock"
+
+[[groups]]
+  id = "bootstrapper"
+  [groups.instances]
+    count = 1
+    percentage = 0.0
+  [groups.run]
+    [groups.run.test_params]
+      role = "bootstrapper"
+
+[[groups]]
+  id = "miners"
+  [groups.instances]
+    count = 2
+    percentage = 0.0
+  [groups.run]
+    [groups.run.test_params]
+      role = "miner"
+
+[[groups]]
+  id = "clients"
+  [groups.instances]
+    count = 3
+    percentage = 0.0
+  [groups.run]
+    [groups.run.test_params]
+      role = "client"
+      deals = "300"
+      deal_mode = "concurrent"
diff --git a/lotus-soup/compositions/composition-stress-test-serial.toml b/lotus-soup/compositions/composition-stress-test-serial.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0355f05d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lotus-soup/compositions/composition-stress-test-serial.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+[metadata]
+  name = "lotus-soup"
+  author = ""
+
+[global]
+  plan = "lotus-soup"
+  case = "lotus-deal-stress-test"
+  total_instances = 6
+  builder = "docker:go"
+  runner = "local:docker"
+
+[global.build_config]
+  enable_go_build_cache = true
+
+[global.run.test_params]
+  clients = "3"
+  miners = "2"
+  genesis_timestamp_offset = "100000"
+  balance = "2000000000"
+  sectors = "1000"
+  random_beacon_type = "mock"
+
+[[groups]]
+  id = "bootstrapper"
+  [groups.instances]
+    count = 1
+    percentage = 0.0
+  [groups.run]
+    [groups.run.test_params]
+      role = "bootstrapper"
+
+[[groups]]
+  id = "miners"
+  [groups.instances]
+    count = 2
+    percentage = 0.0
+  [groups.run]
+    [groups.run.test_params]
+      role = "miner"
+
+[[groups]]
+  id = "clients"
+  [groups.instances]
+    count = 3
+    percentage = 0.0
+  [groups.run]
+    [groups.run.test_params]
+      role = "client"
+      deals = "300"
+      deal_mode = "serial"
diff --git a/lotus-soup/manifest.toml b/lotus-soup/manifest.toml
index 7227fdd35..8a6520576 100644
--- a/lotus-soup/manifest.toml
+++ b/lotus-soup/manifest.toml
@@ -44,3 +44,35 @@ instances = { min = 1, max = 100, default = 5 }
 
   # Mining Mode: synchronized -vs- natural time
   mining_mode = { type = "enum", default = "synchronized", options = ["synchronized", "natural"] }
+
+[[testcases]]
+name = "lotus-deal-stress-test"
+instances = { min = 1, max = 100, default = 5 }
+
+  [testcases.params]
+  clients = { type = "int", default = 1 }
+  miners = { type = "int", default = 1 }
+  balance = { type = "int", default = 1 }
+  sectors = { type = "int", default = 1 }
+  role = { type = "string" }
+
+  genesis_timestamp_offset = { type = "int", default = 0 }
+
+  random_beacon_type = { type = "enum", default = "mock", options = ["mock", "local-drand", "external-drand"] }
+
+  # Params relevant to drand nodes. drand nodes should have role="drand", and must all be
+  # in the same composition group. There must be at least threshold drand nodes.
+  # To get lotus nodes to actually use the drand nodes, you must set random_beacon_type="local-drand"
+  # for the lotus node groups.
+  drand_period = { type = "duration", default="10s" }
+  drand_threshold = { type = "int", default = 2 }
+  drand_gossip_relay = { type = "bool", default = true }
+
+  # Params relevant to pubsub tracing
+  enable_pubsub_tracer = { type = "bool", default = false }
+
+  # Mining Mode: synchronized -vs- natural time
+  mining_mode = { type = "enum", default = "synchronized", options = ["synchronized", "natural"] }
+
+  deals = { type = "int", default = 1 }
+  deal_mode = { type = "enum", default = "serial", options = ["serial", "concurrent"] }