diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 36b115af04..e200955c95 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ endif()
 
 cmake_dependent_option(ENABLE_EXTERNAL_SIGNER "Enable external signer support." ON "NOT WIN32" OFF)
 
+option(BUILD_BENCH "Build bench_bitcoin executable." OFF)
+
 set(configure_warnings)
 
 include(CheckPIESupported)
@@ -264,7 +266,7 @@ target_link_libraries(core_interface INTERFACE
 include(AddBoostIfNeeded)
 add_boost_if_needed()
 
-if(BUILD_DAEMON OR BUILD_CLI OR BUILD_TESTS)
+if(BUILD_DAEMON OR BUILD_CLI OR BUILD_TESTS OR BUILD_BENCH)
   find_package(Libevent 2.1.8 MODULE REQUIRED)
 endif()
 
@@ -320,6 +322,7 @@ message("  ZeroMQ .............................. ${WITH_ZMQ}")
 message("  USDT tracing ........................ ${WITH_USDT}")
 message("Tests:")
 message("  test_bitcoin ........................ ${BUILD_TESTS}")
+message("  bench_bitcoin ....................... ${BUILD_BENCH}")
 message("")
 message("C++ compiler .......................... ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID} ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION}, ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}")
 include(FlagsSummary)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 30942f4e0d..432eb572ba 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -339,6 +339,10 @@ endif()
 
 
 add_subdirectory(test/util)
+if(BUILD_BENCH)
+  add_subdirectory(bench)
+endif()
+
 if(BUILD_TESTS)
   add_subdirectory(test)
 endif()
diff --git a/src/bench/CMakeLists.txt b/src/bench/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..777bf2bbbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bench/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2023-present The Bitcoin Core developers
+# Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+# file COPYING or https://opensource.org/license/mit/.
+
+include(GenerateHeaders)
+generate_header_from_raw(data/block413567.raw)
+
+add_executable(bench_bitcoin
+  bench_bitcoin.cpp
+  bench.cpp
+  data.cpp
+  nanobench.cpp
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/data/block413567.raw.h
+# Benchmarks:
+  addrman.cpp
+  base58.cpp
+  bech32.cpp
+  bip324_ecdh.cpp
+  block_assemble.cpp
+  ccoins_caching.cpp
+  chacha20.cpp
+  checkblock.cpp
+  checkblockindex.cpp
+  checkqueue.cpp
+  cluster_linearize.cpp
+  crypto_hash.cpp
+  descriptors.cpp
+  disconnected_transactions.cpp
+  duplicate_inputs.cpp
+  ellswift.cpp
+  examples.cpp
+  gcs_filter.cpp
+  hashpadding.cpp
+  index_blockfilter.cpp
+  load_external.cpp
+  lockedpool.cpp
+  logging.cpp
+  mempool_eviction.cpp
+  mempool_stress.cpp
+  merkle_root.cpp
+  parse_hex.cpp
+  peer_eviction.cpp
+  poly1305.cpp
+  pool.cpp
+  prevector.cpp
+  random.cpp
+  readblock.cpp
+  rollingbloom.cpp
+  rpc_blockchain.cpp
+  rpc_mempool.cpp
+  sign_transaction.cpp
+  streams_findbyte.cpp
+  strencodings.cpp
+  util_time.cpp
+  verify_script.cpp
+  xor.cpp
+)
+
+target_link_libraries(bench_bitcoin
+  core_interface
+  test_util
+  bitcoin_node
+  Boost::headers
+)
+
+if(ENABLE_WALLET)
+  target_sources(bench_bitcoin
+    PRIVATE
+      coin_selection.cpp
+      wallet_balance.cpp
+      wallet_create.cpp
+      wallet_create_tx.cpp
+      wallet_loading.cpp
+      wallet_ismine.cpp
+  )
+  target_link_libraries(bench_bitcoin bitcoin_wallet)
+endif()
+
+add_test(NAME bench_sanity_check_high_priority
+  COMMAND bench_bitcoin -sanity-check -priority-level=high
+)