diff --git a/rclcpp_lifecycle/CMakeLists.txt b/rclcpp_lifecycle/CMakeLists.txt
index 91b300f..0bde94d 100644
--- a/rclcpp_lifecycle/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rclcpp_lifecycle/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,6 +51,35 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
   set(ament_cmake_cppcheck_ADDITIONAL_INCLUDE_DIRS ${rclcpp_INCLUDE_DIRS})
   ament_lint_auto_find_test_dependencies()
 
+  find_package(performance_test_fixture REQUIRED)
+
+  add_performance_test(
+    benchmark_lifecycle_client
+    test/benchmark/benchmark_lifecycle_client.cpp)
+  if(TARGET benchmark_lifecycle_client)
+    target_link_libraries(benchmark_lifecycle_client ${PROJECT_NAME})
+    ament_target_dependencies(benchmark_lifecycle_client rclcpp)
+  endif()
+  add_performance_test(
+    benchmark_lifecycle_node
+    test/benchmark/benchmark_lifecycle_node.cpp)
+  if(TARGET benchmark_lifecycle_node)
+    target_link_libraries(benchmark_lifecycle_node ${PROJECT_NAME})
+    ament_target_dependencies(benchmark_lifecycle_node rclcpp)
+  endif()
+  add_performance_test(
+    benchmark_state
+    test/benchmark/benchmark_state.cpp)
+  if(TARGET benchmark_state)
+    target_link_libraries(benchmark_state ${PROJECT_NAME})
+  endif()
+  add_performance_test(
+    benchmark_transition
+    test/benchmark/benchmark_transition.cpp)
+  if(TARGET benchmark_transition)
+    target_link_libraries(benchmark_transition ${PROJECT_NAME})
+  endif()
+
   ament_add_gtest(test_lifecycle_node test/test_lifecycle_node.cpp)
   if(TARGET test_lifecycle_node)
     ament_target_dependencies(test_lifecycle_node
diff --git a/rclcpp_lifecycle/package.xml b/rclcpp_lifecycle/package.xml
index 2b3bc1f..c04d756 100644
--- a/rclcpp_lifecycle/package.xml
+++ b/rclcpp_lifecycle/package.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
   <test_depend>ament_lint_auto</test_depend>
   <test_depend>ament_lint_common</test_depend>
   <test_depend>mimick_vendor</test_depend>
+  <test_depend>performance_test_fixture</test_depend>
   <test_depend>rcutils</test_depend>
   <test_depend>test_msgs</test_depend>
 
diff --git a/rclcpp_lifecycle/test/benchmark/benchmark_lifecycle_client.cpp b/rclcpp_lifecycle/test/benchmark/benchmark_lifecycle_client.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e65f0cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rclcpp_lifecycle/test/benchmark/benchmark_lifecycle_client.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,307 @@
+// 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 <benchmark/benchmark.h>
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "lifecycle_msgs/msg/state.hpp"
+#include "lifecycle_msgs/srv/change_state.hpp"
+#include "lifecycle_msgs/srv/get_available_states.hpp"
+#include "lifecycle_msgs/srv/get_available_transitions.hpp"
+#include "lifecycle_msgs/srv/get_state.hpp"
+#include "performance_test_fixture/performance_test_fixture.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/rclcpp.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp_lifecycle/lifecycle_node.hpp"
+
+/**
+ * Benchmarks for measuring performance of a lifecycle_node client.
+ *
+ * A service client of a lifecycle node is not a class that's explicitly part of ros2 core,
+ * but it is the expected interface for interacting with a lifecycle node, so for that reason
+ * this benchmark exists.
+ */
+
+using namespace std::chrono_literals;
+constexpr char const * lifecycle_node_name = "lc_talker";
+
+constexpr char const * node_get_state_topic = "/lc_talker/get_state";
+constexpr char const * node_change_state_topic = "/lc_talker/change_state";
+constexpr char const * node_get_available_states_topic = "/lc_talker/get_available_states";
+constexpr char const * node_get_available_transitions_topic =
+  "/lc_talker/get_available_transitions";
+constexpr char const * node_get_transition_graph_topic =
+  "/lc_talker/get_transition_graph";
+const lifecycle_msgs::msg::State unknown_state = lifecycle_msgs::msg::State();
+class LifecycleServiceClient : public rclcpp::Node
+{
+public:
+  explicit LifecycleServiceClient(std::string node_name)
+  : Node(node_name)
+  {
+    client_get_available_states_ = this->create_client<lifecycle_msgs::srv::GetAvailableStates>(
+      node_get_available_states_topic);
+    client_get_available_transitions_ =
+      this->create_client<lifecycle_msgs::srv::GetAvailableTransitions>(
+      node_get_available_transitions_topic);
+    client_get_transition_graph_ =
+      this->create_client<lifecycle_msgs::srv::GetAvailableTransitions>(
+      node_get_transition_graph_topic);
+    client_get_state_ = this->create_client<lifecycle_msgs::srv::GetState>(
+      node_get_state_topic);
+    client_change_state_ = this->create_client<lifecycle_msgs::srv::ChangeState>(
+      node_change_state_topic);
+  }
+
+  lifecycle_msgs::msg::State
+  get_state(std::chrono::seconds time_out = 1s)
+  {
+    auto request = std::make_shared<lifecycle_msgs::srv::GetState::Request>();
+
+    if (!client_get_state_->wait_for_service(time_out)) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("Wait for service timed out");
+    }
+
+    auto future_result = client_get_state_->async_send_request(request);
+    auto future_status = future_result.wait_for(time_out);
+
+    if (future_status != std::future_status::ready) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("Get state request failed");
+    }
+
+    if (!future_result.valid()) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("Future result was not valid");
+    }
+    return future_result.get()->current_state;
+  }
+
+  bool
+  change_state(std::uint8_t transition, std::chrono::seconds time_out = 1s)
+  {
+    auto request = std::make_shared<lifecycle_msgs::srv::ChangeState::Request>();
+    request->transition.id = transition;
+
+    if (!client_change_state_->wait_for_service(time_out)) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("Wait for service timed out");
+    }
+
+    auto future_result = client_change_state_->async_send_request(request);
+    auto future_status = future_result.wait_for(time_out);
+
+    if (future_status != std::future_status::ready) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("Change state request failed");
+    }
+
+    if (!future_result.valid()) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("Future result was not valid");
+    }
+
+    return future_result.get()->success;
+  }
+
+  std::vector<lifecycle_msgs::msg::State>
+  get_available_states(std::chrono::seconds time_out = 1s)
+  {
+    auto request = std::make_shared<lifecycle_msgs::srv::GetAvailableStates::Request>();
+
+    if (!client_get_available_states_->wait_for_service(time_out)) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("Wait for service timed out");
+    }
+
+    auto future_result = client_get_available_states_->async_send_request(request);
+    auto future_status = future_result.wait_for(time_out);
+
+    if (future_status != std::future_status::ready) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("Get available states request failed");
+    }
+
+    if (!future_result.valid()) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("Future result was not valid");
+    }
+
+    return future_result.get()->available_states;
+  }
+
+  std::vector<lifecycle_msgs::msg::TransitionDescription>
+  get_available_transitions(std::chrono::seconds time_out = 1s)
+  {
+    auto request = std::make_shared<lifecycle_msgs::srv::GetAvailableTransitions::Request>();
+
+    if (!client_get_available_transitions_->wait_for_service(time_out)) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("Wait for service timed out");
+    }
+
+    auto future_result = client_get_available_transitions_->async_send_request(request);
+    auto future_status = future_result.wait_for(time_out);
+
+    if (future_status != std::future_status::ready) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("Get available transitions request failed");
+    }
+
+    if (!future_result.valid()) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("Future result was not valid");
+    }
+
+    return future_result.get()->available_transitions;
+  }
+
+  std::vector<lifecycle_msgs::msg::TransitionDescription>
+  get_transition_graph(std::chrono::seconds time_out = 1s)
+  {
+    auto request = std::make_shared<lifecycle_msgs::srv::GetAvailableTransitions::Request>();
+
+    if (!client_get_transition_graph_->wait_for_service(time_out)) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("Wait for service timed out");
+    }
+
+    auto future_result = client_get_transition_graph_->async_send_request(request);
+    auto future_status = future_result.wait_for(time_out);
+
+    if (future_status != std::future_status::ready) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("Get transition graph request failed");
+    }
+
+    if (!future_result.valid()) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("Future result was not valid");
+    }
+
+    return future_result.get()->available_transitions;
+  }
+
+private:
+  std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::Client<lifecycle_msgs::srv::GetAvailableStates>>
+  client_get_available_states_;
+  std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::Client<lifecycle_msgs::srv::GetAvailableTransitions>>
+  client_get_available_transitions_;
+  std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::Client<lifecycle_msgs::srv::GetAvailableTransitions>>
+  client_get_transition_graph_;
+  std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::Client<lifecycle_msgs::srv::GetState>> client_get_state_;
+  std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::Client<lifecycle_msgs::srv::ChangeState>> client_change_state_;
+};
+
+class BenchmarkLifecycleClient : public performance_test_fixture::PerformanceTest
+{
+public:
+  void SetUp(benchmark::State & state)
+  {
+    rclcpp::init(0, nullptr);
+    lifecycle_node = std::make_shared<rclcpp_lifecycle::LifecycleNode>(lifecycle_node_name);
+    lifecycle_client = std::make_shared<LifecycleServiceClient>("lifecycle_client");
+    executor = std::make_shared<rclcpp::executors::SingleThreadedExecutor>();
+    executor->add_node(lifecycle_node->get_node_base_interface());
+    executor->add_node(lifecycle_client->get_node_base_interface());
+    spinner_ = std::thread(&rclcpp::executors::SingleThreadedExecutor::spin, executor);
+    performance_test_fixture::PerformanceTest::SetUp(state);
+  }
+
+  void TearDown(benchmark::State & state)
+  {
+    performance_test_fixture::PerformanceTest::TearDown(state);
+    executor->cancel();
+    spinner_.join();
+    lifecycle_node.reset();
+    lifecycle_client.reset();
+    rclcpp::shutdown();
+  }
+
+protected:
+  std::shared_ptr<rclcpp_lifecycle::LifecycleNode> lifecycle_node;
+  std::shared_ptr<LifecycleServiceClient> lifecycle_client;
+  std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::executors::SingleThreadedExecutor> executor;
+  std::thread spinner_;
+};
+
+BENCHMARK_F(BenchmarkLifecycleClient, get_state)(benchmark::State & state) {
+  for (auto _ : state) {
+    const auto lifecycle_state = lifecycle_client->get_state();
+    if (lifecycle_state.id != lifecycle_msgs::msg::State::PRIMARY_STATE_UNCONFIGURED) {
+      const std::string msg =
+        std::string("Expected state did not match actual: ") +
+        std::to_string(lifecycle_state.id);
+      state.SkipWithError(msg.c_str());
+    }
+    benchmark::DoNotOptimize(lifecycle_state);
+    benchmark::ClobberMemory();
+  }
+}
+
+BENCHMARK_F(BenchmarkLifecycleClient, change_state)(benchmark::State & state) {
+  bool success =
+    lifecycle_client->change_state(lifecycle_msgs::msg::Transition::TRANSITION_CONFIGURE);
+  if (!success) {
+    state.SkipWithError("Transition to configured state failed");
+  }
+
+  reset_heap_counters();
+  for (auto _ : state) {
+    success =
+      lifecycle_client->change_state(lifecycle_msgs::msg::Transition::TRANSITION_ACTIVATE);
+    if (!success) {
+      state.SkipWithError("Transition to active state failed");
+    }
+
+    success =
+      lifecycle_client->change_state(lifecycle_msgs::msg::Transition::TRANSITION_DEACTIVATE);
+    if (!success) {
+      state.SkipWithError("Transition to inactive state failed");
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+BENCHMARK_F(BenchmarkLifecycleClient, get_available_states)(benchmark::State & state) {
+  for (auto _ : state) {
+    constexpr size_t expected_states = 11u;
+    const auto states = lifecycle_client->get_available_states();
+    if (states.size() != expected_states) {
+      const std::string msg =
+        std::string("Expected number of states did not match actual: ") +
+        std::to_string(states.size());
+      state.SkipWithError(msg.c_str());
+    }
+    benchmark::DoNotOptimize(states);
+    benchmark::ClobberMemory();
+  }
+}
+
+BENCHMARK_F(BenchmarkLifecycleClient, get_available_transitions)(benchmark::State & state) {
+  for (auto _ : state) {
+    constexpr size_t expected_transitions = 2u;
+    const auto transitions = lifecycle_client->get_available_transitions();
+    if (transitions.size() != expected_transitions) {
+      const std::string msg =
+        std::string("Expected number of transitions did not match actual: ") +
+        std::to_string(transitions.size());
+      state.SkipWithError(msg.c_str());
+    }
+    benchmark::DoNotOptimize(transitions);
+    benchmark::ClobberMemory();
+  }
+}
+
+BENCHMARK_F(BenchmarkLifecycleClient, get_transition_graph)(benchmark::State & state) {
+  for (auto _ : state) {
+    constexpr size_t expected_transitions = 25u;
+    const auto transitions = lifecycle_client->get_transition_graph();
+    if (transitions.size() != expected_transitions) {
+      const std::string msg =
+        std::string("Expected number of transitions did not match actual: ") +
+        std::to_string(transitions.size());
+      state.SkipWithError(msg.c_str());
+    }
+    benchmark::DoNotOptimize(transitions);
+    benchmark::ClobberMemory();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/rclcpp_lifecycle/test/benchmark/benchmark_lifecycle_node.cpp b/rclcpp_lifecycle/test/benchmark/benchmark_lifecycle_node.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e9935d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rclcpp_lifecycle/test/benchmark/benchmark_lifecycle_node.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+// 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 <benchmark/benchmark.h>
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "lifecycle_msgs/msg/state.hpp"
+#include "performance_test_fixture/performance_test_fixture.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/rclcpp.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp_lifecycle/lifecycle_node.hpp"
+
+/**
+ * Benchmarks for evaluating rclcpp_lifecycle::LifecycleNode.
+ *
+ * Much of the lifecycle node API calls rclcpp::Node and node_interface functions, which are
+ * likely to be inlined and are not of much value to benchmark.
+ */
+
+class BenchmarkLifecycleNodeConstruction : public performance_test_fixture::PerformanceTest
+{
+public:
+  void SetUp(benchmark::State & state)
+  {
+    rclcpp::init(0, nullptr);
+    performance_test_fixture::PerformanceTest::SetUp(state);
+  }
+
+  void TearDown(benchmark::State & state)
+  {
+    performance_test_fixture::PerformanceTest::TearDown(state);
+    rclcpp::shutdown();
+  }
+};
+
+BENCHMARK_F(BenchmarkLifecycleNodeConstruction, construct_lifecycle_node)(
+  benchmark::State & state)
+{
+  for (auto _ : state) {
+    auto node = std::make_shared<rclcpp_lifecycle::LifecycleNode>("node", "ns");
+    PERFORMANCE_TEST_FIXTURE_PAUSE_MEASUREMENTS(
+      state,
+    {
+      node.reset();
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+BENCHMARK_F(BenchmarkLifecycleNodeConstruction, destroy_lifecycle_node)(benchmark::State & state) {
+  for (auto _ : state) {
+    std::shared_ptr<rclcpp_lifecycle::LifecycleNode> node(nullptr);
+    PERFORMANCE_TEST_FIXTURE_PAUSE_MEASUREMENTS(
+      state,
+    {
+      node = std::make_shared<rclcpp_lifecycle::LifecycleNode>("node", "ns");
+    });
+    node.reset();
+  }
+}
+
+class BenchmarkLifecycleNode : public performance_test_fixture::PerformanceTest
+{
+public:
+  void SetUp(benchmark::State & state)
+  {
+    rclcpp::init(0, nullptr);
+    node = std::make_shared<rclcpp_lifecycle::LifecycleNode>("node", "ns");
+    performance_test_fixture::PerformanceTest::SetUp(state);
+  }
+
+  void TearDown(benchmark::State & state)
+  {
+    performance_test_fixture::PerformanceTest::TearDown(state);
+    node.reset();
+    rclcpp::shutdown();
+  }
+
+protected:
+  std::shared_ptr<rclcpp_lifecycle::LifecycleNode> node;
+};
+
+// This is a simple getter, but it crosses over into the rcl library.
+BENCHMARK_F(BenchmarkLifecycleNode, get_current_state)(benchmark::State & state) {
+  for (auto _ : state) {
+    const auto & lifecycle_state = node->get_current_state();
+    if (lifecycle_state.id() != lifecycle_msgs::msg::State::PRIMARY_STATE_UNCONFIGURED) {
+      const std::string message =
+        std::string("Node's current state is: ") + std::to_string(lifecycle_state.id());
+      state.SkipWithError(message.c_str());
+    }
+    benchmark::DoNotOptimize(lifecycle_state);
+    benchmark::ClobberMemory();
+  }
+}
+
+BENCHMARK_F(BenchmarkLifecycleNode, get_available_states)(benchmark::State & state) {
+  for (auto _ : state) {
+    constexpr size_t expected_states = 11u;
+    const auto lifecycle_states = node->get_available_states();
+    if (lifecycle_states.size() != expected_states) {
+      const std::string msg = std::to_string(lifecycle_states.size());
+      state.SkipWithError(msg.c_str());
+    }
+    benchmark::DoNotOptimize(lifecycle_states);
+    benchmark::ClobberMemory();
+  }
+}
+
+BENCHMARK_F(BenchmarkLifecycleNode, get_available_transitions)(benchmark::State & state) {
+  for (auto _ : state) {
+    constexpr size_t expected_transitions = 25u;
+    const auto & transitions = node->get_available_transitions();
+    if (transitions.size() != expected_transitions) {
+      const std::string msg = std::to_string(transitions.size());
+      state.SkipWithError(msg.c_str());
+    }
+    benchmark::DoNotOptimize(transitions);
+    benchmark::ClobberMemory();
+  }
+}
+
+BENCHMARK_F(BenchmarkLifecycleNode, transition_valid_state)(benchmark::State & state) {
+  const auto & configured =
+    node->trigger_transition(lifecycle_msgs::msg::Transition::TRANSITION_CONFIGURE);
+  if (configured.id() != lifecycle_msgs::msg::State::PRIMARY_STATE_INACTIVE) {
+    state.SkipWithError("Transition to configured state failed");
+  }
+
+  reset_heap_counters();
+  for (auto _ : state) {
+    const auto & active =
+      node->trigger_transition(lifecycle_msgs::msg::Transition::TRANSITION_ACTIVATE);
+    if (active.id() != lifecycle_msgs::msg::State::PRIMARY_STATE_ACTIVE) {
+      state.SkipWithError("Transition to active state failed");
+    }
+    const auto & inactive =
+      node->trigger_transition(lifecycle_msgs::msg::Transition::TRANSITION_DEACTIVATE);
+    if (inactive.id() != lifecycle_msgs::msg::State::PRIMARY_STATE_INACTIVE) {
+      state.SkipWithError("Transition to inactive state failed");
+    }
+    benchmark::DoNotOptimize(active);
+    benchmark::DoNotOptimize(inactive);
+    benchmark::ClobberMemory();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/rclcpp_lifecycle/test/benchmark/benchmark_state.cpp b/rclcpp_lifecycle/test/benchmark/benchmark_state.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e26b08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rclcpp_lifecycle/test/benchmark/benchmark_state.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// 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 "performance_test_fixture/performance_test_fixture.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp_lifecycle/transition.hpp"
+
+using PerformanceTest = performance_test_fixture::PerformanceTest;
+
+// These are relatively quick benchmarks, so it would be difficult to separate construction from
+// destruction
+BENCHMARK_F(PerformanceTest, construct_destruct_state)(benchmark::State & state)
+{
+  for (auto _ : state) {
+    rclcpp_lifecycle::State lifecycle_state(1, "state");
+    benchmark::DoNotOptimize(lifecycle_state);
+    benchmark::ClobberMemory();
+  }
+}
+
+BENCHMARK_F(PerformanceTest, copy_destruct_state)(benchmark::State & state)
+{
+  rclcpp_lifecycle::State lifecycle_state(1, "state");
+  for (auto _ : state) {
+    rclcpp_lifecycle::State state_copy(lifecycle_state);
+    benchmark::DoNotOptimize(state_copy);
+    benchmark::ClobberMemory();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/rclcpp_lifecycle/test/benchmark/benchmark_transition.cpp b/rclcpp_lifecycle/test/benchmark/benchmark_transition.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9403ce6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rclcpp_lifecycle/test/benchmark/benchmark_transition.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// 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 "performance_test_fixture/performance_test_fixture.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp_lifecycle/transition.hpp"
+
+using PerformanceTest = performance_test_fixture::PerformanceTest;
+
+// These are relatively quick benchmarks, so it would be difficult to separate construction from
+// destruction
+BENCHMARK_F(PerformanceTest, construct_destruct_transition)(benchmark::State & state)
+{
+  for (auto _ : state) {
+    rclcpp_lifecycle::Transition transition(1, "transition");
+    benchmark::DoNotOptimize(transition);
+    benchmark::ClobberMemory();
+  }
+}
+
+BENCHMARK_F(PerformanceTest, copy_destruct_transition)(benchmark::State & state)
+{
+  rclcpp_lifecycle::Transition transition(1, "transition");
+  for (auto _ : state) {
+    rclcpp_lifecycle::Transition transition_copy(transition);
+    benchmark::DoNotOptimize(transition_copy);
+    benchmark::ClobberMemory();
+  }
+}