diff --git a/.github/workflows/pullrequest.yml b/.github/workflows/pullrequest.yml
index 0c4137ed0..5614f2ed3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pullrequest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pullrequest.yml
@@ -54,5 +54,8 @@ jobs:
           fail_ci_if_error: true # optional (default = false)
           verbose: true # optional (default = false)
 
+      - name: Run JMH benchmark
+        run: 'jmh:benchmark -rf json -rff output.json .*'
+
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
         uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@624d0bca90f761ffa7ce50c41875a1a226969a02
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c4461155f..6cd01abe2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -167,7 +167,12 @@
             <version>1.37</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
-
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.openjdk.jmh</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jmh-generator-annprocess</artifactId>
+            <version>1.37</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
@@ -703,6 +708,19 @@
                             </execution>
                         </executions>
                     </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>3.8.1</version>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <annotationProcessorPaths>
+                                <path>
+                                    <groupId>org.openjdk.jmh</groupId>
+                                    <artifactId>jmh-generator-annprocess</artifactId>
+                                    <version>1.37</version>
+                                </path>
+                            </annotationProcessorPaths>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
                 </plugins>
             </build>
         </profile>
diff --git a/src/bench/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/FlagEvaluationBenchmark.java b/src/bench/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/FlagEvaluationBenchmark.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..123849e23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bench/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/FlagEvaluationBenchmark.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package dev.openfeature.sdk;
+
+import dev.openfeature.sdk.state.FlagEvaluationState;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import dev.openfeature.sdk.state.HooksState;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Benchmark;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.BenchmarkMode;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Fork;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Measurement;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Mode;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Warmup;
+
+
+@BenchmarkMode(Mode.Throughput)
+@Warmup(time = 1, timeUnit = TimeUnit.SECONDS, iterations = 1)
+//@Warmup(time = 1, timeUnit = TimeUnit.SECONDS, iterations = 2)
+@Measurement(time = 5, timeUnit = TimeUnit.SECONDS, iterations = 1)
+//@Measurement(time = 5, timeUnit = TimeUnit.SECONDS, iterations = 4)
+@Fork(1)
+public class FlagEvaluationBenchmark {
+
+    @Benchmark
+    public String flagEvaluations(FlagEvaluationState state) {
+        return state.client.getStringDetails(FlagEvaluationState.FLAG_KEY, "default").getValue();
+    }
+
+    @Benchmark
+    public String hookExecution(HooksState state) {
+        return state.client.getStringDetails(HooksState.FLAG_KEY, "default").getValue();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/bench/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/state/FlagEvaluationState.java b/src/bench/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/state/FlagEvaluationState.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7682b3026
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bench/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/state/FlagEvaluationState.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package dev.openfeature.sdk.state;
+
+import dev.openfeature.sdk.Client;
+import dev.openfeature.sdk.ImmutableMetadata;
+import dev.openfeature.sdk.OpenFeatureAPI;
+import dev.openfeature.sdk.providers.memory.Flag;
+import dev.openfeature.sdk.providers.memory.InMemoryProvider;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Level;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Scope;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Setup;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.State;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.TearDown;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+@State(Scope.Benchmark)
+public class FlagEvaluationState {
+    public static final String FLAG_KEY = "flag-key";
+    public static final String DOMAIN = "jmh-domain";
+
+    public InMemoryProvider provider;
+    public Client client;
+
+    @Setup(Level.Trial)
+    public void setup() {
+        provider = new InMemoryProvider(
+                Map.of(
+                        FLAG_KEY,
+                        Flag.builder()
+                                .variant("a", "a-value")
+                                .variant("b", "b-value")
+                                .defaultVariant("b")
+                                .flagMetadata(ImmutableMetadata.builder().addString("meta", "data").build())
+                                .build()
+                )
+        );
+        OpenFeatureAPI.getInstance().setProviderAndWait(DOMAIN, provider);
+        client = OpenFeatureAPI.getInstance().getClient(DOMAIN);
+    }
+
+    @TearDown(Level.Trial)
+    public void teardown() {
+        OpenFeatureAPI.getInstance().shutdown();
+        OpenFeatureAPI.getInstance().clearHooks();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/bench/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/state/HooksState.java b/src/bench/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/state/HooksState.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..976824189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bench/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/state/HooksState.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package dev.openfeature.sdk.state;
+
+import dev.openfeature.sdk.Client;
+import dev.openfeature.sdk.Hook;
+import dev.openfeature.sdk.ImmutableMetadata;
+import dev.openfeature.sdk.OpenFeatureAPI;
+import dev.openfeature.sdk.StringHook;
+import dev.openfeature.sdk.providers.memory.Flag;
+import dev.openfeature.sdk.providers.memory.InMemoryProvider;
+import java.util.Map;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Level;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Scope;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Setup;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.State;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.TearDown;
+
+@State(Scope.Benchmark)
+public class HooksState {
+    public static final String FLAG_KEY = "flag-key";
+    public static final String DOMAIN = "jmh-domain";
+
+    public InMemoryProvider provider;
+    public Client client;
+
+    @Setup(Level.Trial)
+    public void setup() {
+        provider = new InMemoryProvider(
+                Map.of(
+                        FLAG_KEY,
+                        Flag.builder()
+                                .variant("a", "a-value")
+                                .variant("b", "b-value")
+                                .defaultVariant("b")
+                                .flagMetadata(ImmutableMetadata.builder().addString("meta", "data").build())
+                                .build()
+                )
+        );
+        OpenFeatureAPI.getInstance().setProviderAndWait(DOMAIN, provider);
+        client = OpenFeatureAPI.getInstance().getClient(DOMAIN);
+        client.addHooks(new StringHook() {}, new Hook() {});
+    }
+
+    @TearDown(Level.Trial)
+    public void teardown() {
+        OpenFeatureAPI.getInstance().shutdown();
+        OpenFeatureAPI.getInstance().clearHooks();
+    }
+}