diff --git a/benchmark/benchmark-suite.coffee b/benchmark/benchmark-suite.coffee
index 80f042c42..6f1f3b121 100644
--- a/benchmark/benchmark-suite.coffee
+++ b/benchmark/benchmark-suite.coffee
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ describe "editor.", ->
           editor.moveCursorToBeginningOfWord()
           editor.setCursorScreenPosition(endPosition)
 
+        benchmark "insert-delete", 10, ->
+          editor.insertText('x')
+          editor.backspace()
+
 describe "TokenizedBuffer.", ->
   describe "coffee-script-grammar.", ->
     [languageMode, buffer] = []