diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 81839e8b7..425eff1e6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -252,6 +252,13 @@ test-e2e-container:
 test-e2e-vm:
 	go test -ldflags $(LDFLAGS) -timeout 45m ./e2e/vm -test.v -ginkgo.v --installed="$(INSTALLED)"
 
+.PHONY: test-benchmark
+test-benchmark: test-benchmark-vm
+
+.PHONY: test-benchmark-vm
+test-benchmark-vm:
+	cd benchmark/vm && go test -ldflags $(LDFLAGS) -bench=. -benchmem --installed="$(INSTALLED)"
+
 .PHONY: gen-code
 # Since different projects may have different versions of tool binaries,
 # GOBIN is introduced to maintain a set of tool binaries dedicated to our project use.
diff --git a/benchmark/vm/vm_test.go b/benchmark/vm/vm_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a6e147d90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/vm/vm_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+// Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+// Package vm runs tests related to the virtual machine.
+package vm
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+const (
+	virtualMachineRootCmd = "vm"
+)
+
+// InstalledTestSubject is the test subject when Finch is installed.
+const InstalledTestSubject = "finch"
+
+// Installed indicates whether the tests are run against installed application.
+var Installed = flag.Bool("installed", false, "the flag to show whether the tests are run against installed application")
+
+func BenchmarkVMInit(b *testing.B) {
+	subject, err := getSubject()
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		b.StartTimer()
+		assert.NoError(b, exec.Command(subject, virtualMachineRootCmd, "init").Run()) //nolint:gosec // testing only
+		b.StopTimer()
+		assert.NoError(b, exec.Command(subject, virtualMachineRootCmd, "stop", "-f").Run())   //nolint:gosec // testing only
+		assert.NoError(b, exec.Command(subject, virtualMachineRootCmd, "remove", "-f").Run()) //nolint:gosec // testing only
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkVMStart(b *testing.B) {
+	subject, err := getSubject()
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	assert.NoError(b, exec.Command(subject, virtualMachineRootCmd, "init").Run())       //nolint:gosec // testing only
+	assert.NoError(b, exec.Command(subject, virtualMachineRootCmd, "stop", "-f").Run()) //nolint:gosec // testing only
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		b.StartTimer()
+		assert.NoError(b, exec.Command(subject, virtualMachineRootCmd, "start").Run()) //nolint:gosec // testing only
+		b.StopTimer()
+		assert.NoError(b, exec.Command(subject, virtualMachineRootCmd, "stop", "-f").Run()) //nolint:gosec // testing only
+	}
+	assert.NoError(b, exec.Command(subject, virtualMachineRootCmd, "remove", "-f").Run()) //nolint:gosec // testing only
+}
+
+func getSubject() (string, error) {
+	wd, err := os.Getwd()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get the current working directory: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	subject := filepath.Join(wd, "../../_output/bin/finch")
+	if *Installed {
+		subject = InstalledTestSubject
+	}
+	return subject, nil
+}