diff --git a/firebase-sessions/benchmark/README.md b/firebase-sessions/benchmark/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..13a9941c665
--- /dev/null
+++ b/firebase-sessions/benchmark/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Firebase Sessions Macrobenchmark
+
+## Setup
+
+## Run
diff --git a/firebase-sessions/benchmark/benchmark.gradle.kts b/firebase-sessions/benchmark/benchmark.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..115e73c66ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/firebase-sessions/benchmark/benchmark.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 Google LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+plugins {
+  id("com.android.test")
+  id("org.jetbrains.kotlin.android")
+}
+
+android {
+  val compileSdkVersion: Int by rootProject
+  val targetSdkVersion: Int by rootProject
+
+  namespace = "com.google.firebase.benchmark.sessions"
+  compileSdk = compileSdkVersion
+
+  defaultConfig {
+    targetSdk = targetSdkVersion
+    minSdk = 23
+
+    testInstrumentationRunner = "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
+  }
+
+  buildTypes {
+    create("benchmark") {
+      isDebuggable = true
+      signingConfig = signingConfigs["debug"]
+      matchingFallbacks += "release"
+    }
+  }
+
+  compileOptions {
+    sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+    targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+  }
+  kotlinOptions { jvmTarget = "1.8" }
+
+  targetProjectPath = ":firebase-sessions:test-app"
+  experimentalProperties["android.experimental.self-instrumenting"] = true
+}
+
+dependencies {
+  implementation(libs.androidx.test.junit)
+  implementation(libs.androidx.benchmark.macro)
+}
+
+androidComponents {
+  beforeVariants(selector().all()) { variantBuilder ->
+    variantBuilder.enable = (variantBuilder.buildType == "benchmark")
+  }
+}
diff --git a/firebase-sessions/benchmark/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/firebase-sessions/benchmark/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4f78f2c185d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/firebase-sessions/benchmark/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<!--
+  ~ Copyright 2025 Google LLC
+  ~
+  ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  ~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+  ~
+  ~     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+  ~
+  ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  ~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  ~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  ~ limitations under the License.
+  -->
+
+<manifest />
diff --git a/firebase-sessions/benchmark/src/main/kotlin/com/google/firebase/benchmark/sessions/StartupBenchmark.kt b/firebase-sessions/benchmark/src/main/kotlin/com/google/firebase/benchmark/sessions/StartupBenchmark.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fac6f1a4977
--- /dev/null
+++ b/firebase-sessions/benchmark/src/main/kotlin/com/google/firebase/benchmark/sessions/StartupBenchmark.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 Google LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.google.firebase.benchmark.sessions
+
+import androidx.benchmark.macro.StartupMode
+import androidx.benchmark.macro.StartupTimingMetric
+import androidx.benchmark.macro.junit4.MacrobenchmarkRule
+import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4
+import org.junit.Rule
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+
+@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4::class)
+class StartupBenchmark {
+  @get:Rule val benchmarkRule = MacrobenchmarkRule()
+
+  @Test
+  fun startup() =
+    benchmarkRule.measureRepeated(
+      packageName = "com.google.firebase.testing.sessions",
+      metrics = listOf(StartupTimingMetric()),
+      iterations = 5,
+      startupMode = StartupMode.COLD,
+    ) {
+      pressHome()
+      startActivityAndWait()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/firebase-sessions/test-app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/firebase-sessions/test-app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 3e1f4840cb3..ea99dda43e0 100644
--- a/firebase-sessions/test-app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/firebase-sessions/test-app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@
       android:name="firebase_sessions_sessions_restart_timeout"
       android:value="5" />
 
+    <profileable
+      android:shell="true"
+      tools:targetApi="29" />
+
+    <receiver android:name=".CrashBroadcastReceiver" />
+
     <receiver
       android:exported="false"
       android:name="CrashWidgetProvider"
@@ -63,8 +69,6 @@
         android:resource="@xml/homescreen_widget" />
     </receiver>
 
-    <receiver android:name=".CrashBroadcastReceiver" />
-
     <service
       android:enabled="true"
       android:exported="false"
diff --git a/firebase-sessions/test-app/test-app.gradle.kts b/firebase-sessions/test-app/test-app.gradle.kts
index 19735c24b21..f87d38082ba 100644
--- a/firebase-sessions/test-app/test-app.gradle.kts
+++ b/firebase-sessions/test-app/test-app.gradle.kts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ android {
 
   namespace = "com.google.firebase.testing.sessions"
   compileSdk = compileSdkVersion
-  buildFeatures.buildConfig = true
+
   defaultConfig {
     applicationId = "com.google.firebase.testing.sessions"
     minSdk = minSdkVersion
@@ -50,15 +50,29 @@ android {
     buildConfigField(
       "boolean",
       "SHOULD_CRASH_APP",
-      project.hasProperty("triggerCrashes").toString()
+      project.hasProperty("triggerCrashes").toString(),
     )
   }
+
+  buildTypes {
+    create("benchmark") {
+      initWith(buildTypes["release"])
+      signingConfig = signingConfigs["debug"]
+      matchingFallbacks += "release"
+      isDebuggable = false
+    }
+  }
+
   compileOptions {
     sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
     targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
   }
   kotlinOptions { jvmTarget = "1.8" }
-  buildFeatures { viewBinding = true }
+
+  buildFeatures {
+    buildConfig = true
+    viewBinding = true
+  }
 }
 
 dependencies {
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 2273eb566f5..7ff986d29fc 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ appcompat = "1.7.0"
 autoValueParcel = "0.2.6"
 autovalue = "1.10.1"
 awaitility = "3.1.0"
+benchmarkMacro = "1.3.4"
 browser = "1.3.0"
 cardview = "1.0.0"
 checkerQual = "2.5.2"
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ android-lint-tests = { module = "com.android.tools.lint:lint-tests", version.ref
 android-lint-testutils = { module = "com.android.tools:testutils", version.ref = "android-lint" }
 androidx-annotation = { module = "androidx.annotation:annotation", version = "1.5.0" }
 androidx-appcompat = { module = "androidx.appcompat:appcompat", version.ref = "appcompat" }
+androidx-benchmark-macro = { group = "androidx.benchmark", name = "benchmark-macro-junit4", version.ref = "benchmarkMacro" }
 androidx-browser = { module = "androidx.browser:browser", version.ref = "browser" }
 androidx-cardview = { module = "androidx.cardview:cardview", version.ref = "cardview" }
 androidx-constraintlayout = { module = "androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout", version.ref = "constraintlayout" }
diff --git a/subprojects.cfg b/subprojects.cfg
index 8d8daae804d..de27e9d9567 100644
--- a/subprojects.cfg
+++ b/subprojects.cfg
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ firebase-perf:ktx
 firebase-perf:dev-app
 firebase-perf:e2e-app
 firebase-sessions
+firebase-sessions:benchmark
 firebase-sessions:test-app
 firebase-storage
 firebase-storage:ktx