diff --git a/tests/script-engine/src/ScriptEngineBenchmarkTests.cpp b/tests/script-engine/src/ScriptEngineBenchmarkTests.cpp
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+//
+//  Copyright 2023 Overte e.V.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//  SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+//
+
+#include <QSignalSpy>
+#include <QDebug>
+#include <QFile>
+#include <QTextStream>
+
+
+#include "ScriptEngineBenchmarkTests.h"
+#include "DependencyManager.h"
+
+#include "ScriptEngines.h"
+#include "ScriptEngine.h"
+#include "ScriptCache.h"
+#include "ScriptManager.h"
+
+#include "v8/ScriptObjectV8Proxy.h"
+#include "v8/ScriptEngineV8.h"
+
+#include "ResourceManager.h"
+#include "ResourceRequestObserver.h"
+#include "StatTracker.h"
+
+#include "NodeList.h"
+#include "../../../libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.h"
+
+QTEST_MAIN(ScriptEngineBenchmarkTests)
+
+
+
+
+
+
+void ScriptEngineBenchmarkTests::initTestCase() {
+    // AudioClient starts networking, but for the purposes of the tests here we don't care,
+    // so just got to use some port.
+    //int listenPort = 10000;
+
+    //DependencyManager::registerInheritance<LimitedNodeList, NodeList>();
+    //DependencyManager::set<NodeList>(NodeType::Agent, listenPort);
+    DependencyManager::set<ScriptEngines>(ScriptManager::NETWORKLESS_TEST_SCRIPT, QUrl(""));
+    DependencyManager::set<ScriptCache>();
+   // DependencyManager::set<ResourceManager>();
+   // DependencyManager::set<ResourceRequestObserver>();
+    DependencyManager::set<StatTracker>();
+    DependencyManager::set<ScriptInitializers>();
+   // DependencyManager::set<EntityScriptingInterface>(true);
+
+
+}
+
+ScriptManagerPointer ScriptEngineBenchmarkTests::makeManager(const QString &scriptSource, const QString &scriptFilename) {
+    ScriptManagerPointer sm = newScriptManager(ScriptManager::NETWORKLESS_TEST_SCRIPT, scriptSource, scriptFilename);
+
+
+    sm->setAbortOnUncaughtException(true);
+
+    connect(sm.get(), &ScriptManager::scriptLoaded, [](const QString& filename){
+        qWarning() << "Loaded script" << filename;
+    });
+
+
+    connect(sm.get(), &ScriptManager::errorLoadingScript, [](const QString& filename){
+        qWarning() << "Failed to load script" << filename;
+    });
+
+    connect(sm.get(), &ScriptManager::printedMessage, [](const QString& message, const QString& engineName){
+        qDebug() << "Printed message from engine" << engineName << ": " << message;
+    });
+
+    connect(sm.get(), &ScriptManager::infoMessage, [](const QString& message, const QString& engineName){
+        qInfo() << "Info message from engine" << engineName << ": " << message;
+    });
+
+    connect(sm.get(), &ScriptManager::warningMessage, [](const QString& message, const QString& engineName){
+        qWarning() << "Warning from engine" << engineName << ": " << message;
+    });
+
+    connect(sm.get(), &ScriptManager::errorMessage, [](const QString& message, const QString& engineName){
+        qCritical() << "Error from engine" << engineName << ": " << message;
+    });
+
+    connect(sm.get(), &ScriptManager::finished, [](const QString& fileNameString, ScriptManagerPointer smp){
+        qInfo() << "Finished running script" << fileNameString;
+    });
+
+    connect(sm.get(), &ScriptManager::runningStateChanged, [sm](){
+        qInfo() << "Running state changed. Running = " << sm->isRunning() << "; Stopped = " << sm->isStopped() << "; Finished = " << sm->isFinished();
+    });
+
+    connect(sm.get(), &ScriptManager::unhandledException, [](std::shared_ptr<ScriptException> exception){
+        qWarning() << "Exception from engine: " << exception;
+    });
+
+
+    return sm;
+}
+
+void ScriptEngineBenchmarkTests::benchmarkSetProperty() {
+    auto sm = makeManager("print(\"script works!\"); Script.stop(true);", "testTrivial.js");
+
+    auto engine = sm->engine();
+    auto obj = engine->newObject();
+
+    QBENCHMARK {
+        engine->setProperty("hello", QVariant(1));
+    }
+
+
+}
+
+void ScriptEngineBenchmarkTests::benchmarkSetProperty1K() {
+    auto sm = makeManager("print(\"script works!\"); Script.stop(true);", "testTrivial.js");
+
+    auto engine = sm->engine();
+    auto obj = engine->newObject();
+
+    int i = 0;
+    char buf[128];
+
+    QBENCHMARK {
+        for(i=0;i<1024;i++) {
+            sprintf(buf, "%i", i);
+            engine->setProperty(buf, QVariant(1));
+        }
+    }
+
+
+}
+
+void ScriptEngineBenchmarkTests::benchmarkSetProperty16K() {
+    auto sm = makeManager("print(\"script works!\"); Script.stop(true);", "testTrivial.js");
+
+    auto engine = sm->engine();
+    auto obj = engine->newObject();
+
+    int i = 0;
+    char buf[128];
+
+    QBENCHMARK {
+        for(i=0;i<16384;i++) {
+            sprintf(buf, "%i", i);
+            engine->setProperty(buf, QVariant(1));
+        }
+    }
+
+
+}
+
+
+void ScriptEngineBenchmarkTests::benchmarkQueryProperty() {
+    auto sm = makeManager("print(\"script works!\"); Script.stop(true);", "testTrivial.js");
+
+    auto engine = sm->engine();
+    auto obj = engine->newObject();
+
+
+
+    int i = 0;
+    char buf[128];
+
+    QObject dummy;
+
+    ScriptEngineV8 *v8_engine = dynamic_cast<ScriptEngineV8*>(engine.get());
+
+    ScriptObjectV8Proxy proxy(v8_engine, &dummy, false, ScriptEngine::QObjectWrapOptions());
+
+    for(i=0;i<16384;i++) {
+        sprintf(buf, "%i", i);
+        engine->setProperty(buf, QVariant(1));
+    }
+
+    QSKIP("Test not implemented yet");
+
+//    QBENCHMARK {
+//        engine->property()
+//    }
+
+}
+
+
+void ScriptEngineBenchmarkTests::benchmarkSimpleScript() {
+
+    QBENCHMARK {
+        auto sm = makeManager("print(\"script works!\"); Script.stop(true);", "testTrivial.js");
+        QString printed;
+        connect(sm.get(), &ScriptManager::printedMessage, [&printed](const QString& message, const QString& engineName){
+            printed.append(message);
+        });
+
+        sm->run();
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/tests/script-engine/src/ScriptEngineBenchmarkTests.h b/tests/script-engine/src/ScriptEngineBenchmarkTests.h
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+//
+//  SciptEngineBenchmarks.h
+//  tests/script-engine/src
+//
+//  Created by Dale Glass
+//  Copyright 2023 Overte e.V.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//  SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+//
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QtTest/QtTest>
+#include "ScriptManager.h"
+#include "ScriptEngine.h"
+
+
+using ScriptManagerPointer = std::shared_ptr<ScriptManager>;
+
+
+class ScriptEngineBenchmarkTests : public QObject {
+    Q_OBJECT
+private slots:
+    void initTestCase();
+    void benchmarkSetProperty();
+    void benchmarkSetProperty1K();
+    void benchmarkSetProperty16K();
+    void benchmarkQueryProperty();
+    void benchmarkSimpleScript();
+
+private:
+    ScriptManagerPointer makeManager(const QString &source, const QString &filename);
+};
+