diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7a1afd9168c01..a209e080d01f5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -160,3 +160,6 @@ rush.json
 
 # tsdoc
 tsdoc-metadata.json
+
+# benchmarking
+.tensile/
diff --git a/packages/web-components/package.json b/packages/web-components/package.json
index 7a0bdea810bd4..5e79725880177 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/package.json
+++ b/packages/web-components/package.json
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "tsc": "tsc",
     "api-extractor": "api-extractor",
-    "benchmark": "tsc -p ./tsconfig.bench.json && npx tensile --file ./dist/esm/button/button.bench.js",
+    "benchmark": "tsc -p ./tsconfig.bench.json && tensile --file ./dist/esm/button/button.bench.js --config ./tensile.config.js",
     "compile": "node ./scripts/compile",
     "clean": "node ./scripts/clean dist",
     "generate-api": "api-extractor run --local",
diff --git a/packages/web-components/tensile.config.js b/packages/web-components/tensile.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..068cbbd146635
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/web-components/tensile.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+const config = {
+  // Browsers to test against
+  browsers: ['chrome'],
+
+  // Importmaps for your test.
+  // See: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/script/type/importmap
+  imports: {
+    '@tensile-perf/web-components': '/node_modules/@tensile-perf/web-components/dist/index.js',
+    '@microsoft/fast-element': '/node_modules/@microsoft/fast-element/dist/fast-element.min.js',
+  },
+};
+
+export default config;