diff --git a/vm.cpp b/vm.cpp
index f15dc048a..faab48129 100644
--- a/vm.cpp
+++ b/vm.cpp
@@ -513,13 +513,39 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(vmSystemOperationsTest)
 	dev::test::executeTests("vmSystemOperationsTest", "/VMTests", dev::test::doVMTests);
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(vmPerformanceTest)
+{
+	for (int i = 1; i < boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argc; ++i)
+	{
+		string arg = boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argv[i];
+		if (arg == "--performance")
+		{
+			auto start = chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+			dev::test::executeTests("vmPerformanceTest", "/VMTests", dev::test::doVMTests);
+
+			auto end = chrono::steady_clock::now();
+			chrono::milliseconds duration(chrono::duration_cast<chrono::milliseconds>(end - start));
+			cnote << "test duration: " << duration.count() << " milliseconds.\n";
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(vmInputLimitsTest1)
 {
 	for (int i = 1; i < boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argc; ++i)
 	{
 		string arg = boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argv[i];
 		if (arg == "--inputlimits")
+		{
+			auto start = chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
 			dev::test::executeTests("vmInputLimitsTest1", "/VMTests", dev::test::doVMTests);
+
+			auto end = chrono::steady_clock::now();
+			chrono::milliseconds duration(chrono::duration_cast<chrono::milliseconds>(end - start));
+			cnote << "test duration: " << duration.count() << " milliseconds.\n";
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/vmPerformanceTestFiller.json b/vmPerformanceTestFiller.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7cfe659d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vmPerformanceTestFiller.json
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{
+    "ackermann33": {
+        "env" : {
+            "previousHash" : "5e20a0453cecd065ea59c37ac63e079ee08998b6045136a8ce6635c7912ec0b6",
+            "currentNumber" : "0",
+            "currentGasLimit" : "100000000000",
+            "currentDifficulty" : "256",
+            "currentTimestamp" : "1",
+            "currentCoinbase" : "2adc25665018aa1fe0e6bc666dac8fc2697ff9ba"
+        },
+        "pre" : {
+            "0f572e5295c57f15886f9b263e2f6d2d6c7b5ec6" : {
+                "balance" : "1000000000000000000",
+                "nonce" : "0",
+                "//" : "contract PerformanceTester {",
+                "//" : " function ackermann(uint m, uint n) returns (uint) {",
+                "//" : "  if (m == 0)",
+                "//" : "   return n + 1;",
+                "//" : "  if (n == 0)",
+                "//" : "   return ackermann(m - 1, 1);",
+                "//" : "  return ackermann(m - 1, ackermann(m, n - 1));",
+                "//" : " }",
+                "//" : "}",
+                "code" : "0x60e060020a6000350480632839e92814601457005b6020600435602435602a565b8060005260206000f35b6000826000146037576041565b8160010190506076565b81600014604c57605e565b6058600184036001602a565b90506076565b607360018403606f8560018603602a565b602a565b90505b9291505056",
+                "storage": {}
+            }
+        },
+        "exec" : {
+            "address" : "0f572e5295c57f15886f9b263e2f6d2d6c7b5ec6",
+            "origin" : "cd1722f3947def4cf144679da39c4c32bdc35681",
+            "caller" : "cd1722f3947def4cf144679da39c4c32bdc35681",
+            "value" : "1000000000000000000",
+            "data" : "0x2839e92800000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000030000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003",
+            "gasPrice" : "100000000000000",
+            "gas" : "100000000000"
+        }
+    }
+}