diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index de59fb365eec..772c0304c42e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 - `[@jest/transform]` Update dependency package `pirates` to 4.0.4 ([#12136](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/12136))
 - `[jest-environment-node]` Add `AbortSignal` ([#12157](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/12157))
+- `[jest-environment-node]` Add Missing node global `performance` ([#12002](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/12002))
 
 ### Chore & Maintenance
 
diff --git a/packages/jest-environment-node/src/index.ts b/packages/jest-environment-node/src/index.ts
index 8fa53d5e0339..385821e810d4 100644
--- a/packages/jest-environment-node/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-environment-node/src/index.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ class NodeEnvironment implements JestEnvironment<Timer> {
     if (typeof EventTarget !== 'undefined') {
       global.EventTarget = EventTarget;
     }
+    // performance is global in Node >= 16
+    if (typeof performance !== 'undefined') {
+      global.performance = performance;
+    }
     installCommonGlobals(global, config.globals);
 
     this.moduleMocker = new ModuleMocker(global);