diff --git a/aead/BUILD.bazel b/aead/BUILD.bazel
index 72d6e06..c8502ad 100644
--- a/aead/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/aead/BUILD.bazel
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ go_library(
 go_test(
     name = "aead_test",
     srcs = [
+        "aead_benchmark_test.go",
         "aead_factory_test.go",
         "aead_init_test.go",
         "aead_key_templates_test.go",
diff --git a/aead/aead_benchmark_test.go b/aead/aead_benchmark_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d368a24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aead/aead_benchmark_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+// Copyright 2024 Google LLC
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+//
+// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+package aead_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/tink-crypto/tink-go/v2/aead"
+	"github.com/tink-crypto/tink-go/v2/keyset"
+	"github.com/tink-crypto/tink-go/v2/subtle/random"
+	tinkpb "github.com/tink-crypto/tink-go/v2/proto/tink_go_proto"
+)
+
+// Benchmarks for AEAD algorithms.
+
+const plaintextSize = 16 * 1024
+const associatedDataSize = 256
+
+func BenchmarkEncryptDecrypt(b *testing.B) {
+	var testCases = []struct {
+		name     string
+		template *tinkpb.KeyTemplate
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "AES128_GCM",
+			template: aead.AES128GCMKeyTemplate(),
+		}, {
+			name:     "AES256_GCM",
+			template: aead.AES256GCMKeyTemplate(),
+		}, {
+			name:     "CHACHA20_POLY1305",
+			template: aead.ChaCha20Poly1305KeyTemplate(),
+		}, {
+			name:     "XCHACHA20_POLY1305",
+			template: aead.XChaCha20Poly1305KeyTemplate(),
+		}, {
+			name:     "AES128_CTR_HMAC",
+			template: aead.AES128CTRHMACSHA256KeyTemplate(),
+		}, {
+			name:     "AES256_CTR_HMAC",
+			template: aead.AES256CTRHMACSHA256KeyTemplate(),
+		}, {
+			name:     "AES128_GCM_SIV",
+			template: aead.AES128GCMSIVKeyTemplate(),
+		}, {
+			name:     "AES256_GCM_SIV",
+			template: aead.AES256GCMSIVKeyTemplate(),
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		b.Run(tc.name, func(b *testing.B) {
+			handle, err := keyset.NewHandle(tc.template)
+			if err != nil {
+				b.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			primitive, err := aead.New(handle)
+			if err != nil {
+				b.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			plaintext := random.GetRandomBytes(plaintextSize)
+			associatedData := random.GetRandomBytes(associatedDataSize)
+			b.ResetTimer()
+			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+				ciphertext, err := primitive.Encrypt(plaintext, associatedData)
+				if err != nil {
+					b.Fatal(err)
+				}
+				if _, err = primitive.Decrypt(ciphertext, associatedData); err != nil {
+					b.Error(err)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}