diff --git a/DotTiled.Benchmark/DotTiled.Benchmark.csproj b/DotTiled.Benchmark/DotTiled.Benchmark.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3fc12d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DotTiled.Benchmark/DotTiled.Benchmark.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="BenchmarkDotNet" Version="0.13.12" />
+    <PackageReference Include="TiledLib" Version="4.0.3" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\DotTiled\DotTiled.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/DotTiled.Benchmark/Program.cs b/DotTiled.Benchmark/Program.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c44b79b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DotTiled.Benchmark/Program.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+using System;
+using System.Security.Cryptography;
+using BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes;
+using BenchmarkDotNet.Running;
+
+namespace MyBenchmarks
+{
+  public class MapLoader
+  {
+    public MapLoader()
+    {
+    }
+
+    [Benchmark]
+    public DotTiled.Map LoadWithDotTiled()
+    {
+      throw new NotImplementedException();
+    }
+
+    [Benchmark]
+    public TiledLib.Map LoadWithTiledLib()
+    {
+      throw new NotImplementedException();
+    }
+  }
+
+  public class Program
+  {
+    public static void Main(string[] args)
+    {
+      //var summary = BenchmarkRunner.Run<Md5VsSha256>();
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/DotTiled.sln b/DotTiled.sln
index 86b44df..421e996 100644
--- a/DotTiled.sln
+++ b/DotTiled.sln
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "DotTiled", "DotTiled\DotTil
 EndProject
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "DotTiled.Tests", "DotTiled.Tests\DotTiled.Tests.csproj", "{C1311A5A-5206-467C-B323-B131CA11FDB8}"
 EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "DotTiled.Benchmark", "DotTiled.Benchmark\DotTiled.Benchmark.csproj", "{510F3077-8EA4-47D1-8D01-E2D538F1B899}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
@@ -24,5 +26,9 @@ Global
 		{C1311A5A-5206-467C-B323-B131CA11FDB8}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
 		{C1311A5A-5206-467C-B323-B131CA11FDB8}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{C1311A5A-5206-467C-B323-B131CA11FDB8}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{510F3077-8EA4-47D1-8D01-E2D538F1B899}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{510F3077-8EA4-47D1-8D01-E2D538F1B899}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{510F3077-8EA4-47D1-8D01-E2D538F1B899}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{510F3077-8EA4-47D1-8D01-E2D538F1B899}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 	EndGlobalSection
 EndGlobal