diff --git a/axum/Cargo.toml b/axum/Cargo.toml
index fda655d2..6f270635 100644
--- a/axum/Cargo.toml
+++ b/axum/Cargo.toml
@@ -102,3 +102,7 @@ features = [
     "multipart",
     "ws",
 ]
+
+[[bench]]
+name = "benches"
+harness = false
diff --git a/axum/benches/benches.rs b/axum/benches/benches.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a34cb269
--- /dev/null
+++ b/axum/benches/benches.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+use axum::{
+    routing::{get, post},
+    Json, Router, Server,
+};
+use hyper::server::conn::AddrIncoming;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::{
+    io::BufRead,
+    process::{Command, Stdio},
+};
+
+fn main() {
+    if on_ci() {
+        install_rewrk();
+    } else {
+        ensure_rewrk_is_installed();
+    }
+
+    benchmark("minimal").run(Router::new);
+
+    benchmark("basic").run(|| Router::new().route("/", get(|| async { "Hello, World!" })));
+
+    benchmark("routing").path("/foo/bar/baz").run(|| {
+        let mut app = Router::new();
+        for a in 0..10 {
+            for b in 0..10 {
+                for c in 0..10 {
+                    app = app.route(&format!("/foo-{}/bar-{}/baz-{}", a, b, c), get(|| async {}));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        app.route("/foo/bar/baz", get(|| async {}))
+    });
+
+    benchmark("receive-json")
+        .method("post")
+        .headers(&[("content-type", "application/json")])
+        .body(r#"{"n": 123, "s": "hi there", "b": false}"#)
+        .run(|| Router::new().route("/", post(|_: Json<Payload>| async {})));
+
+    benchmark("send-json").run(|| {
+        Router::new().route(
+            "/",
+            get(|| async {
+                Json(Payload {
+                    n: 123,
+                    s: "hi there".to_owned(),
+                    b: false,
+                })
+            }),
+        )
+    });
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+struct Payload {
+    n: u32,
+    s: String,
+    b: bool,
+}
+
+fn benchmark(name: &'static str) -> BenchmarkBuilder {
+    BenchmarkBuilder {
+        name,
+        path: None,
+        method: None,
+        headers: None,
+        body: None,
+    }
+}
+
+struct BenchmarkBuilder {
+    name: &'static str,
+    path: Option<&'static str>,
+    method: Option<&'static str>,
+    headers: Option<&'static [(&'static str, &'static str)]>,
+    body: Option<&'static str>,
+}
+
+macro_rules! config_method {
+    ($name:ident, $ty:ty) => {
+        fn $name(mut self, $name: $ty) -> Self {
+            self.$name = Some($name);
+            self
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+impl BenchmarkBuilder {
+    config_method!(path, &'static str);
+    config_method!(method, &'static str);
+    config_method!(headers, &'static [(&'static str, &'static str)]);
+    config_method!(body, &'static str);
+
+    fn run<F>(self, f: F)
+    where
+        F: FnOnce() -> Router,
+    {
+        // support only running some benchmarks with
+        // ```
+        // cargo bench -- routing send-json
+        // ```
+        let args = std::env::args().collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        if !args.len() == 1 {
+            let names = &args[1..args.len() - 1];
+            if !names.is_empty() && !names.contains(&self.name.to_owned()) {
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
+        let app = f();
+
+        let rt = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_multi_thread()
+            .enable_all()
+            .build()
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let listener = rt
+            .block_on(tokio::net::TcpListener::bind("0.0.0.0:0"))
+            .unwrap();
+        let addr = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
+
+        std::thread::spawn(move || {
+            rt.block_on(async move {
+                let incoming = AddrIncoming::from_listener(listener).unwrap();
+                Server::builder(incoming)
+                    .serve(app.into_make_service())
+                    .await
+                    .unwrap();
+            });
+        });
+
+        let mut cmd = Command::new("rewrk");
+        cmd.stdout(Stdio::piped());
+
+        cmd.arg("--host");
+        cmd.arg(format!("http://{}{}", addr, self.path.unwrap_or("")));
+
+        cmd.args(&["--connections", "10"]);
+        cmd.args(&["--threads", "10"]);
+
+        if on_ci() {
+            // don't slow down CI by running the benchmarks for too long
+            // but do run them for a bit
+            cmd.args(&["--duration", "1s"]);
+        } else {
+            cmd.args(&["--duration", "10s"]);
+        }
+
+        if let Some(method) = self.method {
+            cmd.args(&["--method", method]);
+        }
+
+        for (key, value) in self.headers.into_iter().flatten() {
+            cmd.arg("--header");
+            cmd.arg(format!("{}: {}", key, value));
+        }
+
+        if let Some(body) = self.body {
+            cmd.args(&["--body", body]);
+        }
+
+        eprintln!("Running {:?} benchmark", self.name);
+
+        // indent output from `rewrk` so its easier to read when running multiple benchmarks
+        let mut child = cmd.spawn().unwrap();
+        let stdout = child.stdout.take().unwrap();
+        let stdout = std::io::BufReader::new(stdout);
+        for line in stdout.lines() {
+            let line = line.unwrap();
+            println!("  {}", line);
+        }
+
+        let status = child.wait().unwrap();
+
+        if !status.success() {
+            eprintln!("`rewrk` command failed");
+            std::process::exit(status.code().unwrap());
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn install_rewrk() {
+    println!("installing rewrk");
+    let mut cmd = Command::new("cargo");
+    cmd.args(&[
+        "install",
+        "rewrk",
+        "--git",
+        "https://github.com/ChillFish8/rewrk.git",
+    ]);
+    let status = cmd
+        .status()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("failed to install rewrk"));
+    if !status.success() {
+        panic!("failed to install rewrk");
+    }
+}
+
+fn ensure_rewrk_is_installed() {
+    let mut cmd = Command::new("rewrk");
+    cmd.arg("--help");
+    cmd.stdout(Stdio::null());
+    cmd.stderr(Stdio::null());
+    cmd.status().unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+        panic!("rewrk is not installed. See https://github.com/lnx-search/rewrk")
+    });
+}
+
+fn on_ci() -> bool {
+    std::env::var("GITHUB_ACTIONS").is_ok()
+}
diff --git a/axum/src/test_helpers/test_client.rs b/axum/src/test_helpers/test_client.rs
index f54b788c..45a72b6c 100644
--- a/axum/src/test_helpers/test_client.rs
+++ b/axum/src/test_helpers/test_client.rs
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ impl RequestBuilder {
         self
     }
 
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub(crate) fn multipart(mut self, form: reqwest::multipart::Form) -> Self {
         self.builder = self.builder.multipart(form);
         self