diff --git a/newbrt/tests/Makefile b/newbrt/tests/Makefile
index d14e63e8ad1..ba3586f88a9 100644
--- a/newbrt/tests/Makefile
+++ b/newbrt/tests/Makefile
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ check_brtloader-test-writer-errors-4: brtloader-test-writer-errors$(BINSUF)
 check_brt-serialize-benchmark: brt-serialize-benchmark$(BINSUF)
 	./$< 92 200000
 
+check_bnc-insert-benchmark: bnc-insert-benchmark$(BINSUF)
+	./$< 100 4096000 1000
+
 check_%: % $(PTHREAD_LOCAL)
 	$(VGRIND) ./$< $(VERBVERBOSE) $(EXTRA_ARGS) $(SUMMARIZE_CMD)
 
diff --git a/newbrt/tests/bnc-insert-benchmark.c b/newbrt/tests/bnc-insert-benchmark.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cc60ab66254
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newbrt/tests/bnc-insert-benchmark.c
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/* -*- mode: C; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+#ident "$Id$"
+#ident "Copyright (c) 2007-2011 Tokutek Inc.  All rights reserved."
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include "test.h"
+
+#include "includes.h"
+
+#define MIN(x, y) (((x) < (y)) ? (x) : (y))
+const double USECS_PER_SEC = 1000000.0;
+
+static int
+long_key_cmp(DB *UU(e), const DBT *a, const DBT *b)
+{
+    const long *x = a->data, *y = b->data;
+    return (*x > *y) - (*x < *y);
+}
+
+void
+run_test(long eltsize, long nodesize, long repeat)
+{
+    int cur = 0;
+    long keys[1024];
+    char *vals[1024];
+    for (int i = 0; i < 1024; ++i) {
+        keys[i] = rand();
+        vals[i] = toku_xmalloc(eltsize - (sizeof keys[i]));
+        int j = 0;
+        for (; j < eltsize - (sizeof keys[i]) - sizeof(int); j += sizeof(int)) {
+            int *p = (void *) &((char *) vals[i])[j];
+            *p = rand();
+        }
+        for (; j < eltsize - (sizeof keys[i]); ++j) {
+            char *p = &((char *) vals[i])[j];
+            *p = (rand() & 0xff);
+        }
+    }
+    XIDS xids_0 = xids_get_root_xids();
+    XIDS xids_123;
+    int r = xids_create_child(xids_0, &xids_123, (TXNID)123);
+    CKERR(r);
+
+    NONLEAF_CHILDINFO bnc;
+    long long unsigned nbytesinserted = 0;
+    struct timeval t[2];
+    gettimeofday(&t[0], NULL);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < repeat; ++i) {
+        bnc = toku_create_empty_nl();
+        for (; toku_bnc_nbytesinbuf(bnc) <= nodesize; ++cur) {
+            r = toku_bnc_insert_msg(bnc,
+                                    &keys[cur % 1024], sizeof keys[cur % 1024],
+                                    vals[cur % 1024], eltsize - (sizeof keys[cur % 1024]),
+                                    BRT_NONE, next_dummymsn(), xids_123, true,
+                                    NULL, long_key_cmp); assert_zero(r);
+        }
+        nbytesinserted += toku_bnc_nbytesinbuf(bnc);
+        destroy_nonleaf_childinfo(bnc);
+    }
+
+    gettimeofday(&t[1], NULL);
+    double dt;
+    dt = (t[1].tv_sec - t[0].tv_sec) + ((t[1].tv_usec - t[0].tv_usec) / USECS_PER_SEC);
+    double mbrate = ((double) nbytesinserted / (1 << 20)) / dt;
+    long long unsigned eltrate = (long) (cur / dt);
+    printf("%0.03lf MB/sec\n", mbrate);
+    printf("%llu elts/sec\n", eltrate);
+}
+
+int
+test_main (int argc __attribute__((__unused__)), const char *argv[] __attribute__((__unused__))) {
+    long eltsize, nodesize, repeat;
+
+    if (argc != 4) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s <eltsize> <nodesize> <repeat>\n", argv[0]);
+        return 2;
+    }
+    eltsize = strtol(argv[1], NULL, 0);
+    nodesize = strtol(argv[2], NULL, 0);
+    repeat = strtol(argv[3], NULL, 0);
+
+    run_test(eltsize, nodesize, repeat);
+
+    return 0;
+}