diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0f719ad9fd3..6f7e300227d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -976,16 +976,18 @@ endif
 .PHONY: test-go-bench
 test-go-bench: PACKAGES = $(shell grep --exclude-dir api --include "*_test.go" -lr testing.B .  | xargs dirname | xargs go list | sort -u)
 test-go-bench: BENCHMARK_SKIP_PATTERN = "^BenchmarkRoot"
+test-go-bench: BENCH_OUTPUT ?= $(TEST_LOG_DIR)/bench.txt
 test-go-bench: | $(TEST_LOG_DIR)
 	go test -run ^$$ -bench . -skip $(BENCHMARK_SKIP_PATTERN) -benchtime 1x $(PACKAGES) \
-		| tee $(TEST_LOG_DIR)/bench.txt
+		| tee $(BENCH_OUTPUT)
 
 test-go-bench-root: PACKAGES = $(shell grep --exclude-dir api --include "*_test.go" -lr BenchmarkRoot .  | xargs dirname | xargs go list | sort -u)
 test-go-bench-root: BENCHMARK_PATTERN = "^BenchmarkRoot"
 test-go-bench-root: BENCHMARK_SKIP_PATTERN = ""
+test-go-bench-root: BENCH_OUTPUT ?= $(TEST_LOG_DIR)/bench.txt
 test-go-bench-root: | $(TEST_LOG_DIR)
 	go test -run ^$$ -bench $(BENCHMARK_PATTERN) -skip $(BENCHMARK_SKIP_PATTERN) -benchtime 1x $(PACKAGES) \
-		| tee $(TEST_LOG_DIR)/bench.txt
+		| tee $(BENCH_OUTPUT)
 
 # Make sure untagged vnetdaemon code build/tests.
 .PHONY: test-go-vnet-daemon
@@ -1937,3 +1939,10 @@ gen-docs:
 	$(MAKE) -C integrations/terraform docs
 	$(MAKE) -C integrations/operator crd-docs
 	$(MAKE) -C examples/chart render-chart-ref
+
+.PHONY: benchstat
+benchstat:
+ifndef BENCH_FILES
+	$(error "Please provide BENCH_FILES=<file1> <file2> ...")
+endif
+	@$(BENCHSTAT) $(BENCH_FILES) | tee test-logs/benchstat.txt
diff --git a/build.assets/tools/benchstat/go.mod b/build.assets/tools/benchstat/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..52f11cda25c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.assets/tools/benchstat/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+module github.com/gravitational/teleport/build.assets/tools/benchstat
+
+go 1.25.7
+
+tool golang.org/x/perf/cmd/benchstat
+
+require (
+	github.com/aclements/go-moremath v0.0.0-20241023150245-c8bbc672ef66 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/perf v0.0.0-20260211190930-8161c38c6cdc // indirect
+)
diff --git a/build.assets/tools/benchstat/go.sum b/build.assets/tools/benchstat/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b205bca3713
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.assets/tools/benchstat/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+github.com/aclements/go-moremath v0.0.0-20241023150245-c8bbc672ef66 h1:siNQlUMcFUDZWCOt0p+RHl7et5Nnwwyq/sFZmr4iG1I=
+github.com/aclements/go-moremath v0.0.0-20241023150245-c8bbc672ef66/go.mod h1:FDw7qicTbJ1y1SZcNnOvym2BogPdC3lY9Z1iUM4MVhw=
+golang.org/x/perf v0.0.0-20260211190930-8161c38c6cdc h1:sIFroTtzaCeprqS7v3ElN+EmHd/s6c1csQ9AcPq/zWU=
+golang.org/x/perf v0.0.0-20260211190930-8161c38c6cdc/go.mod h1:z/K43VgoJkBLXbImpHAD2mvxECFj2bgN5phU37hHDoA=
diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index 94701bfba63..65679217749 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -117,3 +117,4 @@ TOOLS_DIR := $(abspath $(COMMON_MK_DIR)/build.assets/tools)
 GOTESTSUM = "$$( GOWORK=off go -C $(TOOLS_DIR)/gotestsum tool -n gotestsum )"
 GCI = "$$( GOWORK=off go -C $(TOOLS_DIR)/gci tool -n gci )"
 GODA = "$$( GOWORK=off go -C $(TOOLS_DIR)/goda tool -n goda )"
+BENCHSTAT = "$$( GOWORK=off go -C $(TOOLS_DIR)/benchstat tool -n benchstat )"