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 36ce890ddc0..84c71aadbe2 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..9e96b1d9593
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/uu/timeout/benches/timeout_bench.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+// 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.
+
+use std::env;
+use std::process;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+const CHILD_FLAG: &str = "--timeout-bench-child";
+
+fn maybe_run_child_mode() {
+    let mut args = env::args();
+    let _ = args.next(); // skip executable path
+
+    while let Some(arg) = args.next() {
+        if arg == CHILD_FLAG {
+            let mode = args
+                .next()
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("missing child mode after {CHILD_FLAG}"));
+            run_child(mode);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+fn run_child(mode: String) -> ! {
+    match mode.as_str() {
+        "quick-exit" => process::exit(0),
+        "short-sleep" => {
+            std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(5));
+            process::exit(0);
+        }
+        "long-sleep" => {
+            std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(200));
+            process::exit(0);
+        }
+        "ignore-term" => {
+            use nix::sys::signal::{SigHandler, Signal, signal};
+
+            unsafe {
+                signal(Signal::SIGTERM, SigHandler::SigIgn)
+                    .expect("failed to ignore SIGTERM in bench child");
+            }
+
+            loop {
+                std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100));
+            }
+        }
+        other => {
+            eprintln!("unknown child mode: {other}");
+            process::exit(1);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(unix))]
+fn run_child(_: String) -> ! {
+    // The timeout benchmarks are Unix-only, but ensure child invocations still terminate.
+    process::exit(0);
+}
+
+#[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_with_mode(bencher: Bencher, args: &[&str], child_mode: &str) {
+    let child_path = env::current_exe()
+        .expect("failed to locate timeout bench executable")
+        .into_os_string()
+        .into_string()
+        .expect("bench executable path must be valid UTF-8");
+
+    let mut owned_args: Vec<String> = args.iter().map(|s| (*s).to_string()).collect();
+    owned_args.push(child_path);
+    owned_args.push(CHILD_FLAG.into());
+    owned_args.push(child_mode.to_string());
+
+    let arg_refs: Vec<&str> = owned_args.iter().map(|s| s.as_str()).collect();
+
+    bencher.bench(|| {
+        black_box(run_util_function(uumain, &arg_refs));
+    });
+}
+
+/// Benchmark the fast path where the command exits immediately.
+#[cfg(unix)]
+#[divan::bench]
+fn timeout_quick_exit(bencher: Bencher) {
+    bench_timeout_with_mode(bencher, &["0.02"], "quick-exit");
+}
+
+/// 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_with_mode(bencher, &["0.02"], "long-sleep");
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    maybe_run_child_mode();
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    divan::main();
+}