diff --git a/Tools/ftscalingbench/ftscalingbench.py b/Tools/ftscalingbench/ftscalingbench.py
index 1a59e25189d5dd..55ec27f9706c34 100644
--- a/Tools/ftscalingbench/ftscalingbench.py
+++ b/Tools/ftscalingbench/ftscalingbench.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import sys
 import threading
 import time
+import copy
 from operator import methodcaller
 
 # The iterations in individual benchmarks are scaled by this factor.
@@ -38,11 +39,23 @@
 in_queues = []
 out_queues = []
 
-
 def register_benchmark(func):
     ALL_BENCHMARKS[func.__name__] = func
     return func
 
+
+@register_benchmark
+def shallow_copy():
+    x = [1, 2, 3]
+    for i in range(200 * WORK_SCALE):
+        copy.copy(x)
+
+@register_benchmark
+def deepcopy():
+    x = {'list': [1, 2], 'tuple': (1, None)}
+    for i in range(40 * WORK_SCALE):
+        copy.deepcopy(x)
+
 @register_benchmark
 def object_cfunction():
     accu = 0