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diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 99c5aea..159486b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,3 +6,10 @@ edition = "2021"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+criterion = "0.5.1"
+
+[[bench]]
+name = "owned_ref_cell"
+harness = false
diff --git a/benches/owned_ref_cell.rs b/benches/owned_ref_cell.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1c57b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benches/owned_ref_cell.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+use criterion::{black_box, criterion_group, criterion_main, Criterion};
+use owned_ref_cell::OwnedRefCell;
+
+fn bench_owned_ref_cell(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    c.bench_function("borrow_mut", |b| {
+        let cell = OwnedRefCell::new(42);
+        b.iter(|| {
+            for _ in 0..1000 {
+                let _borrow = black_box(cell.try_borrow_mut());
+            }
+        })
+    });
+
+    c.bench_function("borrow", |b| {
+        let cell = OwnedRefCell::new(42);
+        b.iter(|| {
+            for _ in 0..1000 {
+                let _borrow = black_box(cell.try_borrow());
+            }
+        })
+    });
+}
+
+criterion_group!(benches, bench_owned_ref_cell);
+criterion_main!(benches);