diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9813e28..028e7e5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 *.user
 *.sln.docstates
 
+# BenchmarkDotNet artifacts
+BenchmarkDotNet.Artifacts
+*.etl
+
 # Build results
 [Dd]ebug/
 [Dd]ebugPublic/
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 137f12f..bd40cc3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ language: csharp
 solution: plist-cil.sln
 mono:
  - none
-dotnet: 2.1.200
+dotnet: 2.1.300
 dist: trusty
 script:
  - dotnet build -c Release
- - dotnet test plist-cil.test/plist-cil.test.csproj
\ No newline at end of file
+ - dotnet test plist-cil.test/plist-cil.test.csproj
+ - dotnet run --project plist-cil.benchmark/plist-cil.benchmark.csproj -c Release
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 1e49dcc..f802d52 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 build_script:
   - cmd: dotnet build -c Release --version-suffix r%APPVEYOR_BUILD_NUMBER%
   - cmd: dotnet test plist-cil.test\plist-cil.test.csproj
+  - cmd: dotnet run --project plist-cil.benchmark/plist-cil.benchmark.csproj -c Release
 
 on_success:
   - cmd: dotnet pack plist-cil\plist-cil.csproj -c Release --version-suffix r%APPVEYOR_BUILD_NUMBER%
 
 artifacts:
-  - path: "plist-cil\\bin\\Release\\plist-cil.*.nupkg"
\ No newline at end of file
+  - path: "plist-cil\\bin\\Release\\plist-cil.*.nupkg"
+  - path: "plist-cil.benchmark\\BenchmarkDotNet.Artifacts\\results\\*.*"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plist-cil.benchmark/BinaryPropertyListParserBenchmarks.cs b/plist-cil.benchmark/BinaryPropertyListParserBenchmarks.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2db8fc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plist-cil.benchmark/BinaryPropertyListParserBenchmarks.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+using BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes;
+using BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes.Jobs;
+using System.IO;
+
+namespace Claunia.PropertyList.Benchmark
+{
+    [CoreJob]
+    [MemoryDiagnoser]
+    public class BinaryPropertyListParserBenchmarks
+    {
+        private byte[] data = null;
+
+        [GlobalSetup]
+        public void Setup()
+        {
+            data = File.ReadAllBytes("plist.bin");
+        }
+
+        [Benchmark]
+        public NSObject ReadLargePropertylistTest()
+        {
+            var nsObject = PropertyListParser.Parse(this.data);
+            return nsObject;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plist-cil.benchmark/Program.cs b/plist-cil.benchmark/Program.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77e5397
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plist-cil.benchmark/Program.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+using BenchmarkDotNet.Running;
+using System;
+
+namespace Claunia.PropertyList.Benchmark
+{
+    class Program
+    {
+        static void Main(string[] args)
+        {
+            var summary = BenchmarkRunner.Run<BinaryPropertyListParserBenchmarks>();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plist-cil.benchmark/plist-cil.benchmark.csproj b/plist-cil.benchmark/plist-cil.benchmark.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ce0f46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plist-cil.benchmark/plist-cil.benchmark.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.1</TargetFramework>
+    <RootNamespace>Claunia.PropertyList.Benchmark</RootNamespace>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="BenchmarkDotNet" Version="0.10.14" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\plist-cil\plist-cil.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Update="plist.bin">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </None>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/plist-cil.benchmark/plist.bin b/plist-cil.benchmark/plist.bin
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a89955d
Binary files /dev/null and b/plist-cil.benchmark/plist.bin differ
diff --git a/plist-cil.sln b/plist-cil.sln
index e9e21a2..cef2d08 100644
--- a/plist-cil.sln
+++ b/plist-cil.sln
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ VisualStudioVersion = 15.0.26430.6
 MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
 Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Solution Items", "Solution Items", "{25B9F55C-9830-4526-9539-949838B09EAC}"
 EndProject
-Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "plist-cil", "plist-cil\plist-cil.csproj", "{2A906AEB-BDE0-4356-8114-064F80596C7D}"
+Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "plist-cil", "plist-cil\plist-cil.csproj", "{2A906AEB-BDE0-4356-8114-064F80596C7D}"
 EndProject
-Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "plist-cil.test", "plist-cil.test\plist-cil.test.csproj", "{17124CCE-32F1-4FD6-8703-32235BDEEEDC}"
+Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "plist-cil.test", "plist-cil.test\plist-cil.test.csproj", "{17124CCE-32F1-4FD6-8703-32235BDEEEDC}"
+EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "plist-cil.benchmark", "plist-cil.benchmark\plist-cil.benchmark.csproj", "{2AE44841-2E54-4310-843C-8DEE786E5052}"
 EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
@@ -53,10 +55,29 @@ Global
 		{17124CCE-32F1-4FD6-8703-32235BDEEEDC}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 		{17124CCE-32F1-4FD6-8703-32235BDEEEDC}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{17124CCE-32F1-4FD6-8703-32235BDEEEDC}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{2AE44841-2E54-4310-843C-8DEE786E5052}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{2AE44841-2E54-4310-843C-8DEE786E5052}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{2AE44841-2E54-4310-843C-8DEE786E5052}.Debug|ARM.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{2AE44841-2E54-4310-843C-8DEE786E5052}.Debug|ARM.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{2AE44841-2E54-4310-843C-8DEE786E5052}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{2AE44841-2E54-4310-843C-8DEE786E5052}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{2AE44841-2E54-4310-843C-8DEE786E5052}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{2AE44841-2E54-4310-843C-8DEE786E5052}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{2AE44841-2E54-4310-843C-8DEE786E5052}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{2AE44841-2E54-4310-843C-8DEE786E5052}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{2AE44841-2E54-4310-843C-8DEE786E5052}.Release|ARM.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{2AE44841-2E54-4310-843C-8DEE786E5052}.Release|ARM.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{2AE44841-2E54-4310-843C-8DEE786E5052}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{2AE44841-2E54-4310-843C-8DEE786E5052}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{2AE44841-2E54-4310-843C-8DEE786E5052}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{2AE44841-2E54-4310-843C-8DEE786E5052}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
 	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
+		SolutionGuid = {2F7CD736-97E1-4DD8-B88D-FE77EDDA178E}
+	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(MonoDevelopProperties) = preSolution
 		Policies = $0
 		$0.DotNetNamingPolicy = $1