diff --git a/cmake/ci.cmake b/cmake/ci.cmake
index 65d4fc7e0..3485a4fde 100644
--- a/cmake/ci.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ci.cmake
@@ -458,11 +458,22 @@ add_custom_target(ci_single_binaries
     COMMENT "Check if headers are self-contained"
 )
 
+###############################################################################
+# Benchmarks
+###############################################################################
+
+add_custom_target(ci_benchmarks
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -S${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/benchmarks -B${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/build_benchmarks
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} --build ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/build_benchmarks --target json_benchmarks
+    COMMAND cd ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/build_benchmarks && ./json_benchmarks
+    COMMENT "Run benchmarks"
+)
+
 ###############################################################################
 # Clean up all generated files.
 ###############################################################################
 
 add_custom_target(ci_clean
-    COMMAND rm -fr ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/build_gcc ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/build_clang ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/build_clang_analyze ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/build_clang_tidy ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/build_pvs_studio ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/build_clang_sanitizer ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/build_infer ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/build_oclint ${single_binaries}
+    COMMAND rm -fr ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/build_gcc ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/build_clang ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/build_clang_analyze ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/build_clang_tidy ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/build_pvs_studio ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/build_clang_sanitizer ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/build_infer ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/build_oclint ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/build_benchmarks ${single_binaries}
     COMMENT "Clean generated directories"
 )