diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7367a37..f01a483 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ thiserror = "1.0.38"
 java-properties = "1.4.1"
 java-rand = "0.2.0"
 rand = "0.8.5"
+criterion = "0.4.0"
 
 [features]
 default = ["image"]
@@ -70,6 +71,10 @@ members = [
     "crates/cli"
 ]
 
+[[bench]]
+name = "benchmarks"
+harness = false
+
 [profile.release]
 codegen-units = 1
 lto = true
diff --git a/benches/benchmarks.rs b/benches/benchmarks.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1471d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benches/benchmarks.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+use criterion::{criterion_group, criterion_main, Criterion};
+use rxing::aztec::AztecReader;
+use rxing::common::HybridBinarizer;
+use rxing::datamatrix::DataMatrixReader;
+use rxing::maxicode::MaxiCodeReader;
+use rxing::oned::rss::expanded::RSSExpandedReader;
+use rxing::oned::rss::RSS14Reader;
+use rxing::oned::{
+    CodaBarReader, Code39Reader, Code93Reader, EAN13Reader, EAN8Reader, ITFReader, UPCAReader,
+    UPCEReader,
+};
+use rxing::pdf417::PDF417Reader;
+use rxing::qrcode::QRCodeReader;
+use rxing::{BinaryBitmap, BufferedImageLuminanceSource, Reader};
+use std::path::Path;
+
+fn get_image(
+    path: impl AsRef<Path>,
+) -> BinaryBitmap<HybridBinarizer<BufferedImageLuminanceSource>> {
+    BinaryBitmap::new(HybridBinarizer::new(BufferedImageLuminanceSource::new(
+        image::open(path).unwrap(),
+    )))
+}
+
+fn aztec_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let mut image = get_image("test_resources/blackbox/aztec-1/abc-37x37.png");
+    let mut reader = AztecReader::default();
+
+    c.bench_function("aztec", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| {
+            let _res = reader.decode(&mut image);
+        });
+    });
+}
+
+fn codabar_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let mut image = get_image("test_resources/blackbox/codabar-1/02.png");
+    let mut reader = CodaBarReader::default();
+
+    c.bench_function("codabar", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| {
+            let _res = reader.decode(&mut image);
+        });
+    });
+}
+
+fn code39_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let mut image = get_image("test_resources/blackbox/code39-1/1.png");
+    let mut reader = Code39Reader::default();
+
+    c.bench_function("code39", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| {
+            let _res = reader.decode(&mut image);
+        });
+    });
+}
+
+fn code93_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let mut image = get_image("test_resources/blackbox/code93-1/1.png");
+    let mut reader = Code93Reader::default();
+
+    c.bench_function("code93", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| {
+            let _res = reader.decode(&mut image);
+        });
+    });
+}
+
+fn datamatrix_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let mut image = get_image("test_resources/blackbox/datamatrix-1/C40.png");
+    let mut reader = DataMatrixReader::default();
+
+    c.bench_function("datamatrix", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| {
+            let _res = reader.decode(&mut image);
+        });
+    });
+}
+
+fn ean8_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let mut image = get_image("test_resources/blackbox/ean8-1/1.png");
+    let mut reader = EAN8Reader::default();
+
+    c.bench_function("ean8", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| {
+            let _res = reader.decode(&mut image);
+        });
+    });
+}
+
+fn ean13_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let mut image = get_image("test_resources/blackbox/ean13-1/1.png");
+    let mut reader = EAN13Reader::default();
+
+    c.bench_function("ean13", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| {
+            let _res = reader.decode(&mut image);
+        });
+    });
+}
+
+fn itf_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let mut image = get_image("test_resources/blackbox/itf-1/1.png");
+    let mut reader = ITFReader::default();
+
+    c.bench_function("itf", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| {
+            let _res = reader.decode(&mut image);
+        });
+    });
+}
+
+fn maxicode_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let mut image = get_image("test_resources/blackbox/maxicode-1/1.png");
+    let mut reader = MaxiCodeReader::default();
+
+    c.bench_function("maxicode", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| {
+            let _res = reader.decode(&mut image);
+        });
+    });
+}
+
+fn pdf417_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let mut image = get_image("test_resources/blackbox/pdf417-1/01.png");
+    let mut reader = PDF417Reader::default();
+
+    c.bench_function("pdf417", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| {
+            let _res = reader.decode(&mut image);
+        });
+    });
+}
+
+fn qrcode_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let mut image = get_image("test_resources/blackbox/qrcode-2/1.png");
+    let mut reader = QRCodeReader::default();
+
+    c.bench_function("qrcode", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| {
+            let _res = reader.decode(&mut image);
+        });
+    });
+}
+
+fn rss14_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let mut image = get_image("test_resources/blackbox/rss14-1/3.png");
+    c.bench_function("rss14", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| {
+            let mut reader = RSS14Reader::default();
+            let _res = reader.decode(&mut image);
+        });
+    });
+}
+
+fn rss_expanded_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let mut image = get_image("test_resources/blackbox/rssexpanded-1/1.png");
+    c.bench_function("rss_expanded", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| {
+            let mut reader = RSSExpandedReader::default();
+            let _res = reader.decode(&mut image);
+        });
+    });
+}
+
+fn upca_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let mut image = get_image("test_resources/blackbox/upca-4/1.png");
+    c.bench_function("upca", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| {
+            let mut reader = UPCAReader::default();
+            let _res = reader.decode(&mut image);
+        });
+    });
+}
+
+fn upce_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let mut image = get_image("test_resources/blackbox/upce-1/1.png");
+    c.bench_function("upce", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| {
+            let mut reader = UPCEReader::default();
+            let _res = reader.decode(&mut image);
+        });
+    });
+}
+
+criterion_group!(
+    benches,
+    aztec_benchmark,
+    codabar_benchmark,
+    code39_benchmark,
+    code93_benchmark,
+    datamatrix_benchmark,
+    ean8_benchmark,
+    ean13_benchmark,
+    itf_benchmark,
+    maxicode_benchmark,
+    pdf417_benchmark,
+    qrcode_benchmark,
+    rss14_benchmark,
+    rss_expanded_benchmark,
+    upca_benchmark,
+    upce_benchmark
+);
+criterion_main!(benches);