diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
index 205f6c1a24e..ada64746656 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ jobs:
           - { package: uu_shuf }
           - { package: uu_sort }
           - { package: uu_split }
-          - { package: uu_tsort }
+          - { package: uu_timeout }
+          - { package: uu_tsort } 
           - { package: uu_unexpand }
           - { package: uu_uniq }
           - { package: uu_wc }
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 277321cd990..730abd735aa 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3974,6 +3974,7 @@ name = "uu_timeout"
 version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
+ "codspeed-divan-compat",
  "fluent",
  "libc",
  "nix",
diff --git a/src/uu/timeout/Cargo.toml b/src/uu/timeout/Cargo.toml
index c6b795628f7..cb87a6b70e9 100644
--- a/src/uu/timeout/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/uu/timeout/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,3 +27,11 @@ fluent = { workspace = true }
 [[bin]]
 name = "timeout"
 path = "src/main.rs"
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+divan = { workspace = true }
+uucore = { workspace = true, features = ["benchmark"] }
+
+[[bench]]
+name = "timeout_bench"
+harness = false
diff --git a/src/uu/timeout/benches/timeout_bench.rs b/src/uu/timeout/benches/timeout_bench.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c807f893206
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/uu/timeout/benches/timeout_bench.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// This file is part of the uutils coreutils package.
+//
+// For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+// file that was distributed with this source code.
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use divan::{Bencher, black_box};
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use uu_timeout::uumain;
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use uucore::benchmark::run_util_function;
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+fn bench_timeout(bencher: Bencher, args: &[&str]) {
+    bencher.bench(|| {
+        black_box(run_util_function(uumain, args));
+    });
+}
+
+/// Benchmark the fast path where the command exits immediately.
+#[cfg(unix)]
+#[divan::bench]
+fn timeout_quick_exit(bencher: Bencher) {
+    bench_timeout(bencher, &["0.02", "true"]);
+}
+
+/// Benchmark a command that runs longer than the threshold and receives the default signal.
+#[cfg(unix)]
+#[divan::bench]
+fn timeout_enforced(bencher: Bencher) {
+    bench_timeout(bencher, &["0.02", "sleep", "0.2"]);
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    divan::main();
+}