diff --git a/crates/revm/Cargo.toml b/crates/revm/Cargo.toml
index fa51284aad..f462bb01d5 100644
--- a/crates/revm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/revm/Cargo.toml
@@ -72,3 +72,8 @@ path = "../../examples/fork_ref_transact.rs"
 name = "bench"
 path = "benches/bench.rs"
 harness = false
+
+[[bench]]
+name = "criterion_bytecode"
+path = "benches/criterion_bytecode.rs"
+harness = false
diff --git a/crates/revm/README.md b/crates/revm/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a8a11780a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/revm/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# REVM benchmark
+
+Benchmark goes in two runs. 
+One is for passed bytecode. 
+The second one is for bytecode prefixed with 00 code (STOP) - this is to determine the overhead from revm setup only.  
+
+## How to run
+
+Install Rust and Cargo:
+
+`curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh`
+
+Pass bytecode string as stdin to benchmark:
+
+`echo "6062" | cargo bench --bench criterion_bytecode`
+
+For more verbose output:
+
+`echo "6062" | cargo bench --bench criterion_bytecode -- --verbose`
+
+## Debug
+For debug information set environmental variable CRITERION_DEBUG=1.
diff --git a/crates/revm/benches/criterion_bytecode.rs b/crates/revm/benches/criterion_bytecode.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7fba9de92a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/revm/benches/criterion_bytecode.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+use bytes::Bytes;
+use criterion::{criterion_group, criterion_main, Criterion};
+use revm::{
+    db::BenchmarkDB,
+    interpreter::{analysis::to_analysed, BytecodeLocked, Contract, DummyHost, Interpreter},
+    primitives::{LatestSpec, Bytecode, TransactTo}
+};
+use std::io;
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
+
+extern crate alloc;
+
+pub fn criterion_benchmark(_c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let mut code_input = String::new();
+    let stdin = io::stdin();
+    match stdin.read_line(&mut code_input){
+        Ok(_n) => {}
+        Err(_error) => {}
+    }
+    if code_input.trim().len() == 0 {
+        println!("Empty bytecode on stdin.");
+        return
+    }
+    let code_input = code_input.trim();
+    let bytecode = to_analysed(Bytecode::new_raw(hex::decode(code_input).unwrap().into()));
+    let stop_bytecode = to_analysed(Bytecode::new_raw(hex::decode("00".to_string() + code_input).unwrap().into()));
+
+    // EVM preparation
+    let mut evm = revm::new();
+    evm.env.tx.caller = "0x1000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
+        .parse()
+        .unwrap();
+    evm.env.tx.transact_to = TransactTo::Call(
+        "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
+            .parse()
+            .unwrap(),
+    );
+    evm.env.tx.data = Bytes::from(hex::decode("").unwrap());
+    evm.database(BenchmarkDB::new_bytecode(Bytecode::new()));
+
+    let contract = Contract {
+        input: Bytes::from(hex::decode("").unwrap()),
+        bytecode: BytecodeLocked::try_from(bytecode).unwrap(),
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
+    let stop_contract = Contract {
+        input: Bytes::from(hex::decode("").unwrap()),
+        bytecode: BytecodeLocked::try_from(stop_bytecode).unwrap(),
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
+
+    let mut group = _c.benchmark_group("bytecode");
+    group.warm_up_time(Duration::from_micros(50000));
+    group.measurement_time(Duration::from_micros(200000));
+    group.bench_function("bytecode-benchmark", |b| {
+        b.iter_custom(|iters| {
+            let mut dur = Duration::from_nanos(0);
+            for _i in 0..iters {
+                let mut interpreter = Interpreter::new(Box::new(contract.clone()), u64::MAX, false);
+                let mut host = DummyHost::new(evm.env.clone());
+                let timer = Instant::now();
+                interpreter.run::<_, LatestSpec>(&mut host);
+                dur += timer.elapsed();
+            }
+            dur
+        })
+    });
+    group.bench_function("bytecode-benchmark-stop", |b| {
+        b.iter_custom(|iters| {
+            let mut dur = Duration::from_nanos(0);
+            for _i in 0..iters {
+                let mut interpreter = Interpreter::new(Box::new(stop_contract.clone()), u64::MAX, false);
+                let mut host = DummyHost::new(evm.env.clone());
+                let timer = Instant::now();
+                interpreter.run::<_, LatestSpec>(&mut host);
+                dur += timer.elapsed();
+            }
+            dur
+        })
+    });
+    group.finish();
+}
+
+criterion_group!(benches, criterion_benchmark);
+criterion_main!(benches);