diff --git a/packages/e2e/package.json b/packages/e2e/package.json
index dad40418d43..da6cefc527b 100644
--- a/packages/e2e/package.json
+++ b/packages/e2e/package.json
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@
     "@types/delay": "^3.1.0",
     "@types/dockerode": "^3.3.8",
     "@types/jest": "^28.1.2",
+    "@types/k6": "^0.45.0",
     "@types/lodash": "^4.14.182",
     "@types/ora": "^3.2.0",
     "@types/uuid": "^8.3.4",
diff --git a/packages/e2e/test/k6/README.md b/packages/e2e/test/k6/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c035b18305f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/e2e/test/k6/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Running tests locally
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+1. [K6 installed locally](https://k6.io/docs/get-started/installation/). Needed for `k6 run the-test.js`.
+1. Metrics dashboards & reports: install [K6 Dashboards extension](https://github.com/szkiba/xk6-dashboard#download)
+    - **Make sure you are using `k6` binary downloaded/built from `xk6-dashboard` project** when running or replaying**.
+     Otherwise the command will fail with `invalid output type 'dashboard', available types are`.
+    - K6 dashboards are available by default in: http://127.0.0.1:5665
+
+## Running
+
+- Without K6 dashboards:
+  ```k6 run test-file.js --out json=test-file-out.json --out csv=test-file-out.csv```
+
+- With K6 dashboards while test is running.
+  `k6 run test-file.js --out json=test-file-out.json --out csv=test-file-out.csv --out dashboard`
+
+- Open K6 dashboards for a previous run. The `json` out file is needed.
+  `k6 dashboard replay test-file-out.json`
+
diff --git a/packages/e2e/test/k6/scenarios/idle-clients.js b/packages/e2e/test/k6/scenarios/idle-clients.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c52c5d392e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/e2e/test/k6/scenarios/idle-clients.js
@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
+/* eslint-disable no-console */
+// K6 doesn't support numeric separators style
+/* eslint-disable unicorn/numeric-separators-style */
+
+/* eslint-disable func-style */
+import { check, sleep } from 'k6';
+import http from 'k6/http';
+
+/**
+ * # Script overall description:
+ *
+ * ## Purpose
+ * Measure the load of the back-end services given a number of wallets in idle state.
+ * Idle state is defined as the queries that the wallets perform as a result of staying in sync,
+ * without submitting/receiving any transactions.
+ *
+ * ## Methodology
+ * - Each wallet is just a set of queries performed on a number of addresses, it is not an actual SDK wallet.
+ * - Each wallet consists of a number of addresses (`hdWalletParams.activeAddrCount`). A value of 1 indicates
+ *   a single address wallet, while a value >1 is an HD wallet.
+ * - The maximum transaction history per address can be configured using `hdWalletParams.maxTxHistory`.
+ * - Addresses are real addresses from mainnet.
+ * - Stage 1: a number of wallets (`MAX_VU`) are started progressively during a given time (`RAMP_UP_DURATION`).
+ *   The purpose of this stage is to increase the load of idle wallets progressively.
+ *   When each wallet starts, it will directly perform the queries normally done by an idle wallet.
+ *   They will NOT do any initialization, address discovery, etc.
+ * - Stage 2: wallets remain in idle state, performing the idle specific queries.
+ *   The purpose of this stage is to sustain the maximum load for a period of time.
+ *
+ * ## Idle state definition
+ * - Query the tip every 5 seconds (`POLL_INTERVAL`) for 4 times (`NUM_TIP_QUERIES`).
+ * - Query the transactions for all wallet addresses, starting with a block from 1 epoch behind.
+ * - Query the utxos for all wallet addresses.
+ * - Wait another 5 seconds (`POLL_INTERVAL`).
+ * - Repeat.
+ *
+ * Other queries normally done by the wallet, but which we are not doing in this test because they are done rarely (every epoch),
+ * or when wallet is not idle (is active: sending/receiving transactions):
+ * - era summaries, protocol params, genesis params
+ * - delegation & rewards, assets metadata, handles
+ *
+ * ## Performance indicators
+ * - http_req_duration
+ * - http_req_failed
+ */
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line no-undef
+const PROVIDER_SERVER_URL = __ENV.PROVIDER_SERVER_URL;
+/** URL of the JSON file containing the wallets */
+const WALLET_ADDRESSES_URL =
+  'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/input-output-hk/cardano-js-sdk/master/packages/e2e/test/dump/addresses/mainnet.json';
+
+const MAX_VU = 50;
+
+/** Time span during which the number of wallets doing idle queries increase in a linear fashion */
+const RAMP_UP_DURATION = '100s';
+/** Time span during which the total number of wallets doing idle queries is maintained */
+const STEADY_STATE_DURATION = '150s';
+
+const NUM_TIP_QUERIES = 4;
+const POLL_INTERVAL = 5;
+
+/** HD wallet params */
+const hdWalletParams = {
+  /** HD wallet size. The number of addresses with transaction history per wallet. They are queried at discover time. */
+  activeAddrCount: 10,
+  /** Use only addresses with a transaction history up to this value */
+  maxTxHistory: 100
+};
+
+/** Repetitive endpoints */
+const TIP_URL = 'network-info/ledger-tip';
+
+export const options = {
+  ext: {
+    loadimpact: {
+      apm: [],
+      distribution: { 'amazon:de:frankfurt': { loadZone: 'amazon:de:frankfurt', percent: 100 } }
+    }
+  },
+  scenarios: {
+    Scenario_1: {
+      exec: 'scenario_1',
+      executor: 'ramping-vus',
+      gracefulRampDown: '0s',
+      gracefulStop: '0s',
+      stages: [
+        { duration: RAMP_UP_DURATION, target: MAX_VU },
+        { duration: STEADY_STATE_DURATION, target: MAX_VU }
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  thresholds: { http_req_duration: ['p(95)<200'], http_req_failed: ['rate<0.02'] }
+};
+
+/** equivalent to lodash.chunk */
+const chunkArray = (array, chunkSize) => {
+  const arrayCopy = [...array];
+  const chunked = [];
+  while (arrayCopy.length > 0) {
+    chunked.push(arrayCopy.splice(0, chunkSize));
+  }
+  return chunked;
+};
+
+/** Util functions for sending the http post requests to cardano-sdk services */
+const cardanoHttpPost = (url, body = {}) => {
+  const opts = { headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' } };
+  return http.post(`${PROVIDER_SERVER_URL}/${url}`, JSON.stringify(body), opts);
+};
+
+const utxosByAddresses = (addresses) => {
+  const addressChunks = chunkArray(addresses, 25);
+  for (const chunk of addressChunks) {
+    cardanoHttpPost('utxo/utxo-by-addresses', { addresses: chunk });
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @param addresses Bech32 cardano addresses: `Cardano.Address[]`
+ * @param blockHeightOfLastTx query transactions done starting with this block height.
+ */
+const txsByAddress = (addresses, blockHeightOfLastTx) => {
+  const pageSize = 25;
+  const addressChunks = chunkArray(addresses, pageSize);
+  for (const chunk of addressChunks) {
+    let startAt = 0;
+    let txCount = 0;
+
+    do {
+      const resp = cardanoHttpPost('chain-history/txs/by-addresses', {
+        addresses: chunk,
+        blockRange: { lowerBound: blockHeightOfLastTx },
+        pagination: { limit: pageSize, startAt }
+      });
+
+      if (resp.status !== 200) {
+        // No point in trying to get the other pages.
+        // Should we log this? it will show up as if the restoration was quicker since this wallet did not fetch all the pages
+        break;
+      }
+
+      const { pageResults } = JSON.parse(resp.body);
+      startAt += pageSize;
+      txCount = pageResults.length;
+    } while (txCount === pageSize);
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Grab the wallets json file to be used by the scenario.
+ * Group the addresses per wallet (single address or HD wallets).
+ */
+export function setup() {
+  console.log(
+    `Ramp-up: ${RAMP_UP_DURATION}; Sustain: ${STEADY_STATE_DURATION}; Poll: ${POLL_INTERVAL}s; Block height change every: ${NUM_TIP_QUERIES}`
+  );
+  // This call will be part of the statistics. There is no way around it so far: https://github.com/grafana/k6/issues/1321
+  const res = http.get(WALLET_ADDRESSES_URL);
+  check(res, { 'get wallets': (r) => r.status >= 200 && r.status < 300 });
+
+  const { body: resBodyWallets } = res;
+  const walletsOrig = JSON.parse(resBodyWallets);
+  const walletsOrigCount = walletsOrig ? walletsOrig.length : 0;
+  check(walletsOrigCount, {
+    'At least one wallet is required to run the test': (count) => count > 0
+  });
+  console.log(`Wallet addresses configuration file contains ${walletsOrigCount} addresses`);
+
+  // Remove "big transaction history wallets"
+  const filteredWallets = walletsOrig.filter(({ tx_count }) => tx_count < hdWalletParams.maxTxHistory);
+  // Create chunks of `activeAddrCount` addresses per HD wallet
+  const wallets = chunkArray(filteredWallets, hdWalletParams.activeAddrCount);
+
+  const requestedAddrCount = MAX_VU * hdWalletParams.activeAddrCount;
+  const availableAddrCount = filteredWallets.length;
+  if (availableAddrCount < requestedAddrCount) {
+    console.warn(
+      `Requested wallet count * addresses per wallet: (${requestedAddrCount}), is greater than the available addresses: ${availableAddrCount}. Some addresses will be reused`
+    );
+  }
+
+  const tipRes = cardanoHttpPost(TIP_URL);
+  check(tipRes, { 'Initial tip query': (r) => r.status >= 200 && r.status < 300 });
+  const { body } = tipRes;
+  const { blockNo } = JSON.parse(body);
+
+  // When querying transactions, assume the last transaction was done in the previous epoch
+  const blocksPerEpoch = 20000;
+  const blockHeightOfLastTx = blockNo - blocksPerEpoch;
+  check(blockHeightOfLastTx, { 'Block height of last tx (tip - 1 epoch) is valid': (height) => height > 0 });
+
+  return { blockHeightOfLastTx, wallets: wallets.slice(0, MAX_VU) };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Each wallet consisting of hdWalletParams.activeAddrCount addresses is polling the tip, then queries:
+ * - current utxo set for all addresses
+ * - transaction history since last known transaction block height for all addresses
+ */
+// eslint-disable-next-line func-style
+export function scenario_1({ wallets, blockHeightOfLastTx }) {
+  // Get the wallet for the current virtual user
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-undef
+  const vu = __VU;
+  const wallet = wallets[vu % wallets.length]; // each wallet is a collection of addresses
+  const addresses = wallet.map(({ address }) => address);
+  for (let i = 0; i < NUM_TIP_QUERIES; i++) {
+    cardanoHttpPost(TIP_URL);
+    // No sleep after last query - fetch utxo and tx history immediately
+    if (i + 1 < NUM_TIP_QUERIES) {
+      sleep(POLL_INTERVAL);
+    }
+  }
+
+  txsByAddress(addresses, blockHeightOfLastTx);
+  utxosByAddresses(addresses);
+
+  sleep(POLL_INTERVAL);
+}
diff --git a/packages/e2e/test/k6/scenarios/wallet-creation.test.js b/packages/e2e/test/k6/scenarios/wallet-creation.test.js
index ba3fccdfc8a..cd9aa6b2c4b 100644
--- a/packages/e2e/test/k6/scenarios/wallet-creation.test.js
+++ b/packages/e2e/test/k6/scenarios/wallet-creation.test.js
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ const TIP_URL = 'network-info/ledger-tip';
 /** Grab the wallets json file to be used by the scenario */
 export function setup() {
   console.log(`Running in ${RUN_MODE} mode`);
+  // This call will be part of the statistics. There is no way around it so far: https://github.com/grafana/k6/issues/1321
   const res = http.batch([WALLET_ADDRESSES_URL, POOL_ADDRESSES_URL]);
   check(res, { 'get wallets and pools files': (r) => r.every(({ status }) => status >= 200 && status < 300) });
 
diff --git a/packages/e2e/test/k6/scenarios/wallet-restoration.test.js b/packages/e2e/test/k6/scenarios/wallet-restoration.test.js
index dd282a9eab3..6a1afce9abd 100644
--- a/packages/e2e/test/k6/scenarios/wallet-restoration.test.js
+++ b/packages/e2e/test/k6/scenarios/wallet-restoration.test.js
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ export function setup() {
     console.log('HD wallet params are:', hdWalletParams);
   }
 
+  // This call will be part of the statistics. There is no way around it so far: https://github.com/grafana/k6/issues/1321
   const res = http.batch([WALLET_ADDRESSES_URL, POOL_ADDRESSES_URL]);
   check(res, { 'get wallets and pools files': (r) => r.every(({ status }) => status >= 200 && status < 300) });
 
diff --git a/yarn-project.nix b/yarn-project.nix
index 7ea19cde149..67b209e251f 100644
--- a/yarn-project.nix
+++ b/yarn-project.nix
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diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 598b1130dfd..81a5151728c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2565,6 +2565,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/delay": ^3.1.0
     "@types/dockerode": ^3.3.8
     "@types/jest": ^28.1.2
+    "@types/k6": ^0.45.0
     "@types/lodash": ^4.14.182
     "@types/ora": ^3.2.0
     "@types/uuid": ^8.3.4
@@ -5794,6 +5795,13 @@ __metadata:
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+"@types/k6@npm:^0.45.0":
+  version: 0.45.0
+  resolution: "@types/k6@npm:0.45.0"
+  checksum: cb42e439a7af950ada2887609362d6da5b528c2dac126fc3fd524aef6c55b078131f6a80a4b618385e7a1948caf473030de1838d010d66a1c65fcaab1e603c6c
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
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   resolution: "@types/keyv@npm:3.1.4"