diff --git a/jOOQ-test/src/test/java/org/jooq/test/_/testcases/BenchmarkTests.java b/jOOQ-test/src/test/java/org/jooq/test/_/testcases/BenchmarkTests.java
index 5a511c67f9..1d6be552c4 100644
--- a/jOOQ-test/src/test/java/org/jooq/test/_/testcases/BenchmarkTests.java
+++ b/jOOQ-test/src/test/java/org/jooq/test/_/testcases/BenchmarkTests.java
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ import org.jooq.Record2;
 import org.jooq.Record3;
 import org.jooq.Record6;
 import org.jooq.Result;
+import org.jooq.ResultQuery;
 import org.jooq.Select;
 import org.jooq.TableRecord;
 import org.jooq.UpdatableRecord;
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ extends BaseTest<A, AP, B, S, B2S, BS, L, X, DATE, BOOL, D, T, U, UU, I, IPK, T7
     private static final int    REPETITIONS_RECORD_INTO_TABLE_RECORD = 20000;
     private static final int    REPETITIONS_FIELD_ACCESS             = 1000000;
     private static final int    REPETITIONS_SELECT                   = 100;
+    private static final int    REPETITIONS_PLAIN_SQL                = 10000;
     private static final String RANDOM                               = "" + new Random().nextLong();
 
     public BenchmarkTests(jOOQAbstractTest<A, AP, B, S, B2S, BS, L, X, DATE, BOOL, D, T, U, UU, I, IPK, T725, T639, T785, CASE> delegate) {
@@ -185,6 +187,31 @@ extends BaseTest<A, AP, B, S, B2S, BS, L, X, DATE, BOOL, D, T, U, UU, I, IPK, T7
         watch.splitInfo("Reuse SQL String");
     }
 
+    public void testBenchmarkPlainSQL() throws Exception {
+        Configuration configuration = create().configuration().derive(new ExecuteListenerProvider[0]);
+        configuration.settings().setExecuteLogging(false);
+        DSLContext create = create(configuration);
+
+//        System.out.println("Start");
+//        System.in.read();
+//        System.in.read();
+        ResultQuery<?> q = create
+            .select()
+            .from("t_book")
+            .where("id = ?", -1)
+            .keepStatement(true);
+
+        StopWatch watch = new StopWatch();
+        for (int i = 0; i < REPETITIONS_PLAIN_SQL; i++) {
+            q.bind(1, i % 4 + 1).fetchOne();
+        }
+
+        watch.splitInfo("Done with " + REPETITIONS_PLAIN_SQL + " repetitions");
+//        System.out.println("Stop");
+//        System.in.read();
+//        System.in.read();
+    }
+
     private void testBenchmarkReuseSQLString(DSLContext create, int repetitions) throws Exception {
         String sql = createSelect(create).getSQL(INDEXED);
         PreparedStatement pst = getConnection().prepareStatement(sql);
diff --git a/jOOQ-test/src/test/java/org/jooq/test/jOOQAbstractTest.java b/jOOQ-test/src/test/java/org/jooq/test/jOOQAbstractTest.java
index 8517f966e8..b95f012817 100644
--- a/jOOQ-test/src/test/java/org/jooq/test/jOOQAbstractTest.java
+++ b/jOOQ-test/src/test/java/org/jooq/test/jOOQAbstractTest.java
@@ -2683,6 +2683,11 @@ public abstract class jOOQAbstractTest<
         new BenchmarkTests(this).testBenchmarkSelect();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testBenchmarkPlainSQL() throws Exception {
+        new BenchmarkTests(this).testBenchmarkPlainSQL();
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testKeepStatement() throws Exception {
         new StatementTests(this).testKeepStatement();