diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 option(BUILD_BITCOIN_CLI "Build bitcoin-cli" ON)
 option(BUILD_BITCOIN_TX "Build bitcoin-tx" ON)
 option(BUILD_BITCOIN_QT "Build bitcoin-qt" ON)
+option(BUILD_BITCOIN_BENCH "Build bitcoin-bench benchmarking suite" ON)
 
 # Ensure that WINDRES_PREPROC is enabled when using windres.
 if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Windows")
@@ -289,3 +290,8 @@
 if(BUILD_BITCOIN_QT)
 	add_subdirectory(qt)
 endif()
+
+# Benchmark suite
+if(BUILD_BITCOIN_BENCH)
+	add_subdirectory(bench)
+endif()
diff --git a/src/bench/CMakeLists.txt b/src/bench/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bench/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2018 The Bitcoin developers
+
+project(bitcoin-bench)
+
+include_directories(.)
+
+add_executable(bitcoin-bench
+	base58.cpp
+	bench.cpp
+	bench_bitcoin.cpp
+	cashaddr.cpp
+	ccoins_caching.cpp
+#	checkblock.cpp TODO Fix including bench/data/*.raw files
+	checkqueue.cpp
+	crypto_hash.cpp
+	Examples.cpp
+	lockedpool.cpp
+	mempool_eviction.cpp
+	perf.cpp
+	prevector.cpp
+	rollingbloom.cpp
+)
+
+target_link_libraries(bitcoin-bench common bitcoinconsensus server)