diff --git a/rclcpp/test/benchmark/CMakeLists.txt b/rclcpp/test/benchmark/CMakeLists.txt
index 07a5aac..a88c43e 100644
--- a/rclcpp/test/benchmark/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rclcpp/test/benchmark/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+find_package(ament_cmake_google_benchmark REQUIRED)
 find_package(performance_test_fixture REQUIRED)
 
 # These benchmarks are only being created and run for the default RMW
@@ -31,6 +32,11 @@ if(TARGET benchmark_node_parameters_interface)
   target_link_libraries(benchmark_node_parameters_interface ${PROJECT_NAME})
 endif()
 
+ament_add_google_benchmark(benchmark_parameter_client benchmark_parameter_client.cpp)
+if(TARGET benchmark_parameter_client)
+  target_link_libraries(benchmark_parameter_client ${PROJECT_NAME})
+endif()
+
 add_performance_test(benchmark_service benchmark_service.cpp)
 if(TARGET benchmark_service)
   target_link_libraries(benchmark_service ${PROJECT_NAME})
diff --git a/rclcpp/test/benchmark/benchmark_parameter_client.cpp b/rclcpp/test/benchmark/benchmark_parameter_client.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a4c318
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rclcpp/test/benchmark/benchmark_parameter_client.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,324 @@
+// Copyright 2020 Open Source Robotics Foundation, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "benchmark/benchmark.h"
+
+#include "rclcpp/rclcpp.hpp"
+
+class RemoteNodeTest : public benchmark::Fixture
+{
+public:
+  RemoteNodeTest()
+  : remote_node_name("my_remote_node")
+  {
+  }
+
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Woverloaded-virtual"
+#endif
+  void SetUp(benchmark::State &)
+  {
+    remote_context = std::make_shared<rclcpp::Context>();
+    remote_context->init(0, nullptr, rclcpp::InitOptions().auto_initialize_logging(false));
+
+    rclcpp::ExecutorOptions exec_options;
+    exec_options.context = remote_context;
+
+    remote_executor = std::make_shared<rclcpp::executors::SingleThreadedExecutor>(exec_options);
+
+    remote_node = std::make_shared<rclcpp::Node>(
+      remote_node_name, rclcpp::NodeOptions().context(remote_context));
+    remote_executor->add_node(remote_node);
+
+    remote_thread = std::thread(&rclcpp::executors::SingleThreadedExecutor::spin, remote_executor);
+  }
+
+  void TearDown(benchmark::State &)
+  {
+    remote_executor->cancel();
+    remote_context->shutdown("Test is complete");
+    remote_thread.join();
+
+    remote_node.reset();
+    remote_executor.reset();
+    remote_context.reset();
+  }
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+#endif
+
+  const std::string remote_node_name;
+
+protected:
+  rclcpp::Context::SharedPtr remote_context;
+  rclcpp::executors::SingleThreadedExecutor::SharedPtr remote_executor;
+  rclcpp::Node::SharedPtr remote_node;
+  std::thread remote_thread;
+};
+
+class ParameterClientTest : public RemoteNodeTest
+{
+public:
+  ParameterClientTest()
+  : node_name("my_node"),
+    param_prefix("my_prefix"),
+    param1_name(param_prefix + ".my_param_1"),
+    param2_name(param_prefix + ".my_param_2"),
+    param3_name(param_prefix + ".my_param_3")
+  {
+  }
+
+  void SetUp(benchmark::State & state)
+  {
+    RemoteNodeTest::SetUp(state);
+
+    rclcpp::init(0, nullptr);
+    node = std::make_shared<rclcpp::Node>(node_name);
+
+    remote_node->declare_parameter(
+      param1_name, rclcpp::ParameterValue("param1_value"));
+    remote_node->declare_parameter(
+      param2_name, rclcpp::ParameterValue(std::vector<int> {1, 2, 3}));
+    remote_node->declare_parameter(param3_name);
+    remote_node->undeclare_parameter(param3_name);
+
+    params_client = std::make_shared<rclcpp::SyncParametersClient>(node, remote_node_name);
+
+    if (!params_client->wait_for_service()) {
+      state.SkipWithError("Client failed to become ready");
+    }
+  }
+
+  void TearDown(benchmark::State & state)
+  {
+    RemoteNodeTest::TearDown(state);
+
+    rclcpp::shutdown();
+    node.reset();
+    params_client.reset();
+  }
+
+  const std::string node_name;
+  const std::string param_prefix;
+  const std::string param1_name;
+  const std::string param2_name;
+  const std::string param3_name;
+
+protected:
+  rclcpp::Node::SharedPtr node;
+  rclcpp::SyncParametersClient::SharedPtr params_client;
+};
+
+static bool result_is_successful(rcl_interfaces::msg::SetParametersResult result)
+{
+  return result.successful;
+}
+
+BENCHMARK_F(ParameterClientTest, create_destroy_client)(benchmark::State & state)
+{
+  for (auto _ : state) {
+    params_client.reset();
+    params_client = std::make_shared<rclcpp::SyncParametersClient>(node, remote_node_name);
+    if (!params_client->wait_for_service()) {
+      state.SkipWithError("Client failed to become ready");
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+BENCHMARK_F(ParameterClientTest, has_parameter_hit)(benchmark::State & state)
+{
+  for (auto _ : state) {
+    if (!params_client->has_parameter(param1_name)) {
+      state.SkipWithError("Parameter was expected");
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+BENCHMARK_F(ParameterClientTest, has_parameter_miss)(benchmark::State & state)
+{
+  for (auto _ : state) {
+    if (params_client->has_parameter(param3_name)) {
+      state.SkipWithError("Parameter was not expected");
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+BENCHMARK_F(ParameterClientTest, set_parameters_bool)(benchmark::State & state)
+{
+  const std::vector<rclcpp::Parameter> param_values1
+  {
+    rclcpp::Parameter(param1_name, true),
+    rclcpp::Parameter(param2_name, false),
+  };
+  const std::vector<rclcpp::Parameter> param_values2
+  {
+    rclcpp::Parameter(param1_name, false),
+    rclcpp::Parameter(param2_name, true),
+  };
+
+  for (auto _ : state) {
+    std::vector<rcl_interfaces::msg::SetParametersResult> results =
+      params_client->set_parameters(param_values2);
+    if (!std::all_of(results.begin(), results.end(), result_is_successful)) {
+      state.SkipWithError("Failed to set one or more parameters");
+      break;
+    }
+
+    results = params_client->set_parameters(param_values1);
+    if (!std::all_of(results.begin(), results.end(), result_is_successful)) {
+      state.SkipWithError("Failed to set one or more parameters");
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+BENCHMARK_F(ParameterClientTest, set_parameters_atomically_bool)(benchmark::State & state)
+{
+  const std::vector<rclcpp::Parameter> param_values1
+  {
+    rclcpp::Parameter(param1_name, true),
+    rclcpp::Parameter(param2_name, false),
+  };
+  const std::vector<rclcpp::Parameter> param_values2
+  {
+    rclcpp::Parameter(param1_name, false),
+    rclcpp::Parameter(param2_name, true),
+  };
+
+  for (auto _ : state) {
+    rcl_interfaces::msg::SetParametersResult result =
+      params_client->set_parameters_atomically(param_values2);
+    if (!result.successful) {
+      state.SkipWithError(("Failed to set parameters: " + result.reason).c_str());
+      break;
+    }
+
+    result = params_client->set_parameters_atomically(param_values1);
+    if (!result.successful) {
+      state.SkipWithError(("Failed to set parameters: " + result.reason).c_str());
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+BENCHMARK_F(ParameterClientTest, set_parameters_string)(benchmark::State & state)
+{
+  const std::vector<rclcpp::Parameter> param_values1
+  {
+    rclcpp::Parameter(param1_name, "param 1 value A"),
+    rclcpp::Parameter(param2_name, "param 2 value B"),
+  };
+  const std::vector<rclcpp::Parameter> param_values2
+  {
+    rclcpp::Parameter(param1_name, "param 1 value B"),
+    rclcpp::Parameter(param2_name, "param 2 value A"),
+  };
+
+  for (auto _ : state) {
+    std::vector<rcl_interfaces::msg::SetParametersResult> results =
+      params_client->set_parameters(param_values2);
+    if (!std::all_of(results.begin(), results.end(), result_is_successful)) {
+      state.SkipWithError("Failed to set one or more parameters");
+      break;
+    }
+
+    results = params_client->set_parameters(param_values1);
+    if (!std::all_of(results.begin(), results.end(), result_is_successful)) {
+      state.SkipWithError("Failed to set one or more parameters");
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+BENCHMARK_F(ParameterClientTest, set_parameters_array)(benchmark::State & state)
+{
+  const std::vector<rclcpp::Parameter> param_values1
+  {
+    rclcpp::Parameter(param1_name, std::vector<int> {0, 1, 2}),
+    rclcpp::Parameter(param2_name, std::vector<int> {3, 4, 5}),
+  };
+  const std::vector<rclcpp::Parameter> param_values2
+  {
+    rclcpp::Parameter(param1_name, std::vector<int> {4, 5, 6}),
+    rclcpp::Parameter(param2_name, std::vector<int> {7, 8, 9}),
+  };
+
+  for (auto _ : state) {
+    std::vector<rcl_interfaces::msg::SetParametersResult> results =
+      params_client->set_parameters(param_values2);
+    if (!std::all_of(results.begin(), results.end(), result_is_successful)) {
+      state.SkipWithError("Failed to set one or more parameters");
+      break;
+    }
+
+    results = params_client->set_parameters(param_values1);
+    if (!std::all_of(results.begin(), results.end(), result_is_successful)) {
+      state.SkipWithError("Failed to set one or more parameters");
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+BENCHMARK_F(ParameterClientTest, get_parameters)(benchmark::State & state)
+{
+  for (auto _ : state) {
+    std::vector<rclcpp::Parameter> results = params_client->get_parameters({param1_name});
+    if (results.size() != 1 || results[0].get_name() != param1_name) {
+      state.SkipWithError("Got the wrong parameter(s)");
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+BENCHMARK_F(ParameterClientTest, list_parameters_hit)(benchmark::State & state)
+{
+  const std::vector<std::string> prefixes
+  {
+    param_prefix,
+  };
+
+  for (auto _ : state) {
+    rcl_interfaces::msg::ListParametersResult param_list =
+      params_client->list_parameters(prefixes, 10);
+    if (param_list.names.size() != 2) {
+      state.SkipWithError("Expected parameters");
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+BENCHMARK_F(ParameterClientTest, list_parameters_miss)(benchmark::State & state)
+{
+  const std::vector<std::string> prefixes
+  {
+    "your_prefix",
+  };
+
+  for (auto _ : state) {
+    rcl_interfaces::msg::ListParametersResult param_list =
+      params_client->list_parameters(prefixes, 10);
+    if (param_list.names.size() != 0) {
+      state.SkipWithError("Expected no parameters");
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+}