diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d09b600a6..22c8eb4c7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -162,6 +162,16 @@ Take a look and get inspired by our **[test suite](https://github.com/nodejs/nod
 
 <a name="resources"></a>
 
+### **Benchmarks**
+
+You can run the available benchmarks using the following command:
+
+```
+npm run-script benchmark
+```
+
+See [benchmark/README.md](benchmark/README.md) for more details about running and adding benchmarks.
+
 ## **Contributing**
 
 We love contributions from the community to **node-addon-api**.
diff --git a/benchmark/README.md b/benchmark/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6e7c27d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# Benchmarks
+
+## Running the benchmarks
+
+From the parent directory, run
+
+```bash
+npm run-script benchmark
+```
+
+The above script supports the following arguments:
+
+* `--benchmarks=...`: A semicolon-separated list of benchmark names. These names
+    will be mapped to file names in this directory by appending `.js`.
+
+## Adding benchmarks
+
+The steps below should be followed when adding new benchmarks.
+
+0. Decide on a name for the benchmark. This name will be used in several places.
+   This example will use the name `new_benchmark`.
+
+0. Create files `new_benchmark.cc` and `new_benchmark.js` in this directory.
+
+0. Copy an existing benchmark in `binding.gyp` and change the target name prefix
+    and the source file name to `new_benchmark`. This should result in two new
+    targets which look like this:
+
+    ```gyp
+      {
+        'target_name': 'new_benchmark',
+        'sources': [ 'new_benchmark.cc' ],
+        'includes': [ '../except.gypi' ],
+      },
+      {
+        'target_name': 'new_benchmark_noexcept',
+        'sources': [ 'new_benchmark.cc' ],
+        'includes': [ '../noexcept.gypi' ],
+      },
+    ```
+
+    There should always be a pair of targets: one bearing the name of the
+    benchmark and configured with C++ exceptions enabled, and one bearing the
+    same name followed by the suffix `_noexcept` and configured with C++
+    exceptions disabled. This will ensure that the benchmark can be written to
+    cover both the case where C++ exceptions are enabled and the case where they
+    are disabled.
diff --git a/benchmark/binding.gyp b/benchmark/binding.gyp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..72f68a13e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/binding.gyp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+  'target_defaults': { 'includes': ['../common.gypi'] },
+  'targets': [
+    {
+      'target_name': 'function_args',
+      'sources': [ 'function_args.cc' ],
+      'includes': [ '../except.gypi' ],
+    },
+    {
+      'target_name': 'function_args_noexcept',
+      'sources': [ 'function_args.cc' ],
+      'includes': [ '../noexcept.gypi' ],
+    },
+    {
+      'target_name': 'property_descriptor',
+      'sources': [ 'property_descriptor.cc' ],
+      'includes': [ '../except.gypi' ],
+    },
+    {
+      'target_name': 'property_descriptor_noexcept',
+      'sources': [ 'property_descriptor.cc' ],
+      'includes': [ '../noexcept.gypi' ],
+    },
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/benchmark/function_args.cc b/benchmark/function_args.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..15c6de6fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/function_args.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+#include "napi.h"
+
+static napi_value NoArgFunction_Core(napi_env env, napi_callback_info info) {
+  (void) env;
+  (void) info;
+  return nullptr;
+}
+
+static napi_value OneArgFunction_Core(napi_env env, napi_callback_info info) {
+  size_t argc = 1;
+  napi_value argv;
+  if (napi_get_cb_info(env, info, &argc, &argv, nullptr, nullptr) != napi_ok) {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+  (void) argv;
+  return nullptr;
+}
+
+static napi_value TwoArgFunction_Core(napi_env env, napi_callback_info info) {
+  size_t argc = 2;
+  napi_value argv[2];
+  if (napi_get_cb_info(env, info, &argc, argv, nullptr, nullptr) != napi_ok) {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+  (void) argv[0];
+  (void) argv[1];
+  return nullptr;
+}
+
+static napi_value ThreeArgFunction_Core(napi_env env, napi_callback_info info) {
+  size_t argc = 3;
+  napi_value argv[3];
+  if (napi_get_cb_info(env, info, &argc, argv, nullptr, nullptr) != napi_ok) {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+  (void) argv[0];
+  (void) argv[1];
+  (void) argv[2];
+  return nullptr;
+}
+
+static napi_value FourArgFunction_Core(napi_env env, napi_callback_info info) {
+  size_t argc = 4;
+  napi_value argv[4];
+  if (napi_get_cb_info(env, info, &argc, argv, nullptr, nullptr) != napi_ok) {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+  (void) argv[0];
+  (void) argv[1];
+  (void) argv[2];
+  (void) argv[3];
+  return nullptr;
+}
+
+static void NoArgFunction(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
+  (void) info;
+}
+
+static void OneArgFunction(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
+  Napi::Value argv0 = info[0]; (void) argv0;
+}
+
+static void TwoArgFunction(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
+  Napi::Value argv0 = info[0]; (void) argv0;
+  Napi::Value argv1 = info[1]; (void) argv1;
+}
+
+static void ThreeArgFunction(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
+  Napi::Value argv0 = info[0]; (void) argv0;
+  Napi::Value argv1 = info[1]; (void) argv1;
+  Napi::Value argv2 = info[2]; (void) argv2;
+}
+
+static void FourArgFunction(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
+  Napi::Value argv0 = info[0]; (void) argv0;
+  Napi::Value argv1 = info[1]; (void) argv1;
+  Napi::Value argv2 = info[2]; (void) argv2;
+  Napi::Value argv3 = info[3]; (void) argv3;
+}
+
+static Napi::Object Init(Napi::Env env, Napi::Object exports) {
+  napi_value no_arg_function, one_arg_function, two_arg_function,
+      three_arg_function, four_arg_function;
+  napi_status status;
+
+  status = napi_create_function(env,
+                                "noArgFunction",
+                                NAPI_AUTO_LENGTH,
+                                NoArgFunction_Core,
+                                nullptr,
+                                &no_arg_function);
+  NAPI_THROW_IF_FAILED(env, status, Napi::Object());
+
+  status = napi_create_function(env,
+                                "oneArgFunction",
+                                NAPI_AUTO_LENGTH,
+                                OneArgFunction_Core,
+                                nullptr,
+                                &one_arg_function);
+  NAPI_THROW_IF_FAILED(env, status, Napi::Object());
+
+  status = napi_create_function(env,
+                                "twoArgFunction",
+                                NAPI_AUTO_LENGTH,
+                                TwoArgFunction_Core,
+                                nullptr,
+                                &two_arg_function);
+  NAPI_THROW_IF_FAILED(env, status, Napi::Object());
+
+  status = napi_create_function(env,
+                                "threeArgFunction",
+                                NAPI_AUTO_LENGTH,
+                                ThreeArgFunction_Core,
+                                nullptr,
+                                &three_arg_function);
+  NAPI_THROW_IF_FAILED(env, status, Napi::Object());
+
+  status = napi_create_function(env,
+                                "fourArgFunction",
+                                NAPI_AUTO_LENGTH,
+                                FourArgFunction_Core,
+                                nullptr,
+                                &four_arg_function);
+  NAPI_THROW_IF_FAILED(env, status, Napi::Object());
+
+  Napi::Object core = Napi::Object::New(env);
+  core["noArgFunction"] = Napi::Value(env, no_arg_function);
+  core["oneArgFunction"] = Napi::Value(env, one_arg_function);
+  core["twoArgFunction"] = Napi::Value(env, two_arg_function);
+  core["threeArgFunction"] = Napi::Value(env, three_arg_function);
+  core["fourArgFunction"] = Napi::Value(env, four_arg_function);
+  exports["core"] = core;
+
+  Napi::Object cplusplus = Napi::Object::New(env);
+  cplusplus["noArgFunction"] = Napi::Function::New(env, NoArgFunction);
+  cplusplus["oneArgFunction"] = Napi::Function::New(env, OneArgFunction);
+  cplusplus["twoArgFunction"] = Napi::Function::New(env, TwoArgFunction);
+  cplusplus["threeArgFunction"] = Napi::Function::New(env, ThreeArgFunction);
+  cplusplus["fourArgFunction"] = Napi::Function::New(env, FourArgFunction);
+  exports["cplusplus"] = cplusplus;
+
+  return exports;
+}
+
+NODE_API_MODULE(NODE_GYP_MODULE_NAME, Init)
diff --git a/benchmark/function_args.js b/benchmark/function_args.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3dee09a68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/function_args.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+const path = require('path');
+const Benchmark = require('benchmark');
+const addonName = path.basename(__filename, '.js');
+
+[ addonName, addonName + '_noexcept' ]
+  .forEach((addonName) => {
+    const rootAddon = require(`./build/Release/${addonName}`);
+    const implems = Object.keys(rootAddon);
+    const anObject = {};
+
+    console.log(`${addonName}: `);
+
+    console.log('no arguments:');
+    implems.reduce((suite, implem) => {
+      const fn = rootAddon[implem].noArgFunction;
+      return suite.add(implem, () => fn());
+    }, new Benchmark.Suite)
+      .on('cycle', (event) => console.log(String(event.target)))
+      .run();
+
+    console.log('one argument:');
+    implems.reduce((suite, implem) => {
+      const fn = rootAddon[implem].oneArgFunction;
+      return suite.add(implem, () => fn('x'));
+    }, new Benchmark.Suite)
+      .on('cycle', (event) => console.log(String(event.target)))
+      .run();
+
+    console.log('two arguments:');
+    implems.reduce((suite, implem) => {
+      const fn = rootAddon[implem].twoArgFunction;
+      return suite.add(implem, () => fn('x', 12));
+    }, new Benchmark.Suite)
+      .on('cycle', (event) => console.log(String(event.target)))
+      .run();
+
+    console.log('three arguments:');
+    implems.reduce((suite, implem) => {
+      const fn = rootAddon[implem].threeArgFunction;
+      return suite.add(implem, () => fn('x', 12, true));
+    }, new Benchmark.Suite)
+      .on('cycle', (event) => console.log(String(event.target)))
+      .run();
+
+    console.log('four arguments:');
+    implems.reduce((suite, implem) => {
+      const fn = rootAddon[implem].fourArgFunction;
+      return suite.add(implem, () => fn('x', 12, true, anObject));
+    }, new Benchmark.Suite)
+      .on('cycle', (event) => console.log(String(event.target)))
+      .run();
+  });
diff --git a/benchmark/index.js b/benchmark/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e4c7391b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const { readdirSync } = require('fs');
+const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
+const path = require('path');
+
+let benchmarks = [];
+
+if (!!process.env.npm_config_benchmarks) {
+  benchmarks = process.env.npm_config_benchmarks
+    .split(';')
+    .map((item) => (item + '.js'));
+}
+
+// Run each file in this directory or the list given on the command line except
+// index.js as a Node.js process.
+(benchmarks.length > 0 ? benchmarks : readdirSync(__dirname))
+  .filter((item) => (item !== 'index.js' && item.match(/\.js$/)))
+  .map((item) => path.join(__dirname, item))
+  .forEach((item) => {
+    const child = spawnSync(process.execPath, [
+      '--expose-gc',
+      item
+    ], { stdio: 'inherit' });
+    if (child.signal) {
+      console.error(`Tests aborted with ${child.signal}`);
+      process.exitCode = 1;
+    } else {
+      process.exitCode = child.status;
+    }
+    if (child.status !== 0) {
+      process.exit(process.exitCode);
+    }
+  });
diff --git a/benchmark/property_descriptor.cc b/benchmark/property_descriptor.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e4e26e7c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/property_descriptor.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#include "napi.h"
+
+static napi_value Getter_Core(napi_env env, napi_callback_info info) {
+  (void) info;
+  napi_value result;
+  napi_status status = napi_create_uint32(env, 42, &result);
+  NAPI_THROW_IF_FAILED(env, status, nullptr);
+  return result;
+}
+
+static napi_value Setter_Core(napi_env env, napi_callback_info info) {
+  size_t argc = 1;
+  napi_value argv;
+  napi_status status =
+      napi_get_cb_info(env, info, &argc, &argv, nullptr, nullptr);
+  NAPI_THROW_IF_FAILED(env, status, nullptr);
+  (void) argv;
+  return nullptr;
+}
+
+static Napi::Value Getter(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
+  return Napi::Number::New(info.Env(), 42);
+}
+
+static void Setter(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
+  (void) info[0];
+}
+
+static Napi::Object Init(Napi::Env env, Napi::Object exports) {
+  napi_status status;
+  napi_property_descriptor core_prop = {
+    "core",
+    nullptr,
+    nullptr,
+    Getter_Core,
+    Setter_Core,
+    nullptr,
+    napi_enumerable,
+    nullptr
+  };
+
+  status = napi_define_properties(env, exports, 1, &core_prop);
+  NAPI_THROW_IF_FAILED(env, status, Napi::Object());
+
+  exports.DefineProperty(
+      Napi::PropertyDescriptor::Accessor(env,
+                                         exports,
+                                         "cplusplus",
+                                         Getter,
+                                         Setter,
+                                         napi_enumerable));
+
+  exports.DefineProperty(
+      Napi::PropertyDescriptor::Accessor<Getter, Setter>("templated",
+                                                         napi_enumerable));
+
+  return exports;
+}
+
+NODE_API_MODULE(NODE_GYP_MODULE_NAME, Init)
diff --git a/benchmark/property_descriptor.js b/benchmark/property_descriptor.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cab510601
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/property_descriptor.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+const path = require('path');
+const Benchmark = require('benchmark');
+const addonName = path.basename(__filename, '.js');
+
+[ addonName, addonName + '_noexcept' ]
+  .forEach((addonName) => {
+    const rootAddon = require(`./build/Release/${addonName}`);
+    const getters = new Benchmark.Suite;
+    const setters = new Benchmark.Suite;
+
+    console.log(`${addonName}: `);
+
+    Object.keys(rootAddon).forEach((key) => {
+      getters.add(`${key} getter`, () => {
+        const x = rootAddon[key];
+      });
+      setters.add(`${key} setter`, () => {
+        rootAddon[key] = 5;
+      })
+    });
+
+    getters
+      .on('cycle', (event) => console.log(String(event.target)))
+      .run();
+
+    setters
+      .on('cycle', (event) => console.log(String(event.target)))
+      .run();
+  });
diff --git a/common.gypi b/common.gypi
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..812198aea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common.gypi
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+  'variables': {
+    'NAPI_VERSION%': "<!(node -p \"process.versions.napi\")",
+    'NODE_MAJOR_VERSION%': "<!(node -p \"process.versions.node.match(/\\d+/)[0]\")",
+    'disable_deprecated': "<!(node -p \"process.env['npm_config_disable_deprecated']\")"
+  },
+  'conditions': [
+    ['NAPI_VERSION!=""', { 'defines': ['NAPI_VERSION=<@(NAPI_VERSION)'] } ],
+    ['disable_deprecated=="true"', {
+      'defines': ['NODE_ADDON_API_DISABLE_DEPRECATED']
+    }],
+    ['OS=="mac"', {
+      'cflags+': ['-fvisibility=hidden'],
+      'xcode_settings': {
+        'OTHER_CFLAGS': ['-fvisibility=hidden']
+      }
+    }]
+  ],
+  'defines': ['NODE_MAJOR_VERSION=<@(NODE_MAJOR_VERSION)'],
+  'include_dirs': ["<!@(node -p \"require('../').include\")"],
+  'dependencies': ["<!(node -p \"require('../').gyp\")"],
+  'cflags': [ '-Werror', '-Wall', '-Wextra', '-Wpedantic', '-Wunused-parameter' ],
+  'cflags_cc': [ '-Werror', '-Wall', '-Wextra', '-Wpedantic', '-Wunused-parameter' ]
+}
diff --git a/except.gypi b/except.gypi
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f295d10a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/except.gypi
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  'defines': [ 'NAPI_CPP_EXCEPTIONS' ],
+  'cflags!': [ '-fno-exceptions' ],
+  'cflags_cc!': [ '-fno-exceptions' ],
+  'msvs_settings': {
+    'VCCLCompilerTool': {
+      'ExceptionHandling': 1,
+      'EnablePREfast': 'true',
+    },
+  },
+  'xcode_settings': {
+    'CLANG_CXX_LIBRARY': 'libc++',
+    'MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET': '10.7',
+    'GCC_ENABLE_CPP_EXCEPTIONS': 'YES',
+  },
+}
diff --git a/noexcept.gypi b/noexcept.gypi
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..179f21f79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/noexcept.gypi
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  'defines': [ 'NAPI_DISABLE_CPP_EXCEPTIONS' ],
+  'cflags': [ '-fno-exceptions' ],
+  'cflags_cc': [ '-fno-exceptions' ],
+  'msvs_settings': {
+    'VCCLCompilerTool': {
+      'ExceptionHandling': 0,
+      'EnablePREfast': 'true',
+    },
+  },
+  'xcode_settings': {
+    'CLANG_CXX_LIBRARY': 'libc++',
+    'MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET': '10.7',
+    'GCC_ENABLE_CPP_EXCEPTIONS': 'NO',
+  },
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3074aae08..a03cef556 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@
   "dependencies": {},
   "description": "Node.js API (N-API)",
   "devDependencies": {
+    "benchmark": "^2.1.4",
     "safe-buffer": "^5.1.1"
   },
   "directories": {},
@@ -232,6 +233,8 @@
     "url": "git://github.com/nodejs/node-addon-api.git"
   },
   "scripts": {
+    "prebenchmark": "node-gyp rebuild -C benchmark",
+    "benchmark": "node benchmark",
     "pretest": "node-gyp rebuild -C test",
     "test": "node test",
     "predev": "node-gyp rebuild -C test --debug",
diff --git a/test/binding.gyp b/test/binding.gyp
index d2a1493f9..97c47899e 100644
--- a/test/binding.gyp
+++ b/test/binding.gyp
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 {
-  'variables': {
-    'NAPI_VERSION%': "<!(node -p \"process.versions.napi\")",
-    'NODE_MAJOR_VERSION%': "<!(node -p \"process.versions.node.match(/\\d+/)[0]\")",
-    'disable_deprecated': "<!(node -p \"process.env['npm_config_disable_deprecated']\")"
-  },
   'target_defaults': {
+    'includes': ['../common.gypi'],
     'sources': [
         'arraybuffer.cc',
         'asynccontext.cc',
@@ -50,59 +46,19 @@
         'thunking_manual.cc',
       ],
       'conditions': [
-        ['NAPI_VERSION!=""', { 'defines': ['NAPI_VERSION=<@(NAPI_VERSION)'] } ],
-        ['disable_deprecated=="true"', {
-          'defines': ['NODE_ADDON_API_DISABLE_DEPRECATED']
-        }, {
+        ['disable_deprecated!="true"', {
           'sources': ['object/object_deprecated.cc']
-        }],
-        ['OS=="mac"', {
-          'cflags+': ['-fvisibility=hidden'],
-          'xcode_settings': {
-            'OTHER_CFLAGS': ['-fvisibility=hidden']
-          }
         }]
       ],
-      'defines': ['NODE_MAJOR_VERSION=<@(NODE_MAJOR_VERSION)'],
-      'include_dirs': ["<!@(node -p \"require('../').include\")"],
-      'dependencies': ["<!(node -p \"require('../').gyp\")"],
-      'cflags': [ '-Werror', '-Wall', '-Wextra', '-Wpedantic', '-Wunused-parameter' ],
-      'cflags_cc': [ '-Werror', '-Wall', '-Wextra', '-Wpedantic', '-Wunused-parameter' ]
   },
   'targets': [
     {
       'target_name': 'binding',
-      'defines': [ 'NAPI_CPP_EXCEPTIONS' ],
-      'cflags!': [ '-fno-exceptions' ],
-      'cflags_cc!': [ '-fno-exceptions' ],
-      'msvs_settings': {
-        'VCCLCompilerTool': {
-          'ExceptionHandling': 1,
-          'EnablePREfast': 'true',
-        },
-      },
-      'xcode_settings': {
-        'CLANG_CXX_LIBRARY': 'libc++',
-        'MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET': '10.7',
-        'GCC_ENABLE_CPP_EXCEPTIONS': 'YES',
-      },
+      'includes': ['../except.gypi']
     },
     {
       'target_name': 'binding_noexcept',
-      'defines': [ 'NAPI_DISABLE_CPP_EXCEPTIONS' ],
-      'cflags': [ '-fno-exceptions' ],
-      'cflags_cc': [ '-fno-exceptions' ],
-      'msvs_settings': {
-        'VCCLCompilerTool': {
-          'ExceptionHandling': 0,
-          'EnablePREfast': 'true',
-        },
-      },
-      'xcode_settings': {
-        'CLANG_CXX_LIBRARY': 'libc++',
-        'MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET': '10.7',
-        'GCC_ENABLE_CPP_EXCEPTIONS': 'NO',
-      },
+      'includes': ['../noexcept.gypi']
     },
   ],
 }