diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8c08fd614..f5bf7289a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -196,6 +196,10 @@ unit-race:
 	@$(call print, "Running unit race tests.")
 	env CGO_ENABLED=1 GORACE="history_size=7 halt_on_errors=1" $(UNIT_RACE)
 
+unit-bench: $(BTCD_BIN)
+	@$(call print, "Running benchmark tests.")
+	$(UNIT_BENCH)
+
 # =============
 # FLAKE HUNTING
 # =============
diff --git a/make/testing_flags.mk b/make/testing_flags.mk
index b4109bb5c..218b37b62 100644
--- a/make/testing_flags.mk
+++ b/make/testing_flags.mk
@@ -100,12 +100,16 @@ ifeq ($(UNIT_TARGETED), yes)
 UNIT := $(GOTEST) -tags="$(DEV_TAGS) $(LOG_TAGS)" $(TEST_FLAGS) $(UNITPKG)
 UNIT_DEBUG := $(GOTEST) -v -tags="$(DEV_TAGS) $(LOG_TAGS)" $(TEST_FLAGS) $(UNITPKG)
 UNIT_RACE := $(GOTEST) -tags="$(DEV_TAGS) $(LOG_TAGS) lowscrypt" $(TEST_FLAGS) -race $(UNITPKG)
+# NONE is a special value which selects no other tests but only executes the benchmark tests here.
+UNIT_BENCH := $(GOTEST) -tags="$(DEV_TAGS) $(LOG_TAGS)" -test.bench=. -test.run=NONE $(UNITPKG)
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(UNIT_TARGETED), no)
 UNIT := $(GOLIST) | $(XARGS) env $(GOTEST) -tags="$(DEV_TAGS) $(LOG_TAGS)" $(TEST_FLAGS)
 UNIT_DEBUG := $(GOLIST) | $(XARGS) env $(GOTEST) -v -tags="$(DEV_TAGS) $(LOG_TAGS)" $(TEST_FLAGS)
 UNIT_RACE := $(UNIT) -race
+# NONE is a special value which selects no other tests but only executes the benchmark tests here.
+UNIT_BENCH := $(GOLIST) | $(XARGS) env $(GOTEST) -tags="$(DEV_TAGS) $(LOG_TAGS)" -test.bench=. -test.run=NONE
 endif