diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 48d5e9e..5e5cd26 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ type (
 
 		Client  *http.Client
 		Request *http.Request
+
+		clientTrace *clientTrace
 	}
 )
 
@@ -279,6 +281,9 @@ func (rc *RequestConfig) mergeConfig(config *Config) *RequestConfig {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	rc.clientTrace = &clientTrace{}
+	rc.Context = rc.clientTrace.createContext(rc.Context)
 	return rc
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/github.go b/examples/github.go
index aa6b87c..6f7b804 100644
--- a/examples/github.go
+++ b/examples/github.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ func (api *GithubApi) GetRepo(OWNER, REPO string) (info *GithubRepoInfo, err err
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
+	fmt.Printf("GetRepo perf: %+v\n", resp.Performance)
 	return info, resp.Json(&info)
 }
 
diff --git a/performance.go b/performance.go
index 82c6494..a28400e 100644
--- a/performance.go
+++ b/performance.go
@@ -1,18 +1,74 @@
 package surf
 
-import "time"
+import (
+	"time"
+)
 
 // Performance represents the response performance metrics.
 type Performance struct {
-	ResponseTime time.Duration // ResponseTime is the duration of the response.
-}
+	clientTrace *clientTrace
+
+	// DNSLookup is a duration that transport took to perform
+	DNSLookup time.Duration
+
+	// ConnTime is a duration that took to obtain a successful connection.
+	ConnTime time.Duration
+
+	// TCPConnTime is a duration that took to obtain the TCP connection.
+	TCPConnTime time.Duration
+
+	// TLSHandshake is a duration that TLS handshake took place.
+	TLSHandshake time.Duration
+
+	// ServerTime is a duration that server took to respond first byte.
+	ServerTime time.Duration
+
+	// ResponseTime is a duration since first response byte from server to
+	ResponseTime time.Duration
+
+	// TotalTime is a duration that total request took end-to-end.
+	TotalTime time.Duration
 
-// newPerformance creates a new Performance instance.
-func newPerformance() *Performance {
-	return &Performance{}
+	// IsConnReused is whether this connection has been previously
+	IsConnReused bool
+
+	// IsConnWasIdle is whether this connection was obtained from an
+	IsConnWasIdle bool
+
+	// ConnIdleTime is a duration how long the connection was previously
+	ConnIdleTime time.Duration
 }
 
-// recordResponseTime records the duration of the response based on the start time.
-func (p *Performance) recordResponseTime(startTime time.Time) {
-	p.ResponseTime = time.Since(startTime)
+func (p *Performance) record() {
+	ct := p.clientTrace
+
+	ct.endTime = time.Now()
+	p.DNSLookup = ct.dnsDone.Sub(ct.dnsStart)
+	p.TLSHandshake = ct.tlsHandshakeDone.Sub(ct.tlsHandshakeStart)
+	p.ServerTime = ct.gotFirstResponseByte.Sub(ct.gotConn)
+	p.IsConnReused = ct.gotConnInfo.Reused
+	p.IsConnWasIdle = ct.gotConnInfo.WasIdle
+	p.ConnIdleTime = ct.gotConnInfo.IdleTime
+
+	// when connection is reused
+	if ct.gotConnInfo.Reused {
+		p.TotalTime = ct.endTime.Sub(ct.getConn)
+	} else {
+		p.TotalTime = ct.endTime.Sub(ct.dnsStart)
+	}
+
+	// Only calculate on successful connections
+	if !ct.connectDone.IsZero() {
+		p.TCPConnTime = ct.connectDone.Sub(ct.dnsDone)
+	}
+
+	// Only calculate on successful connections
+	if !ct.gotConn.IsZero() {
+		p.ConnTime = ct.gotConn.Sub(ct.getConn)
+	}
+
+	// Only calculate on successful connections
+	if !ct.gotFirstResponseByte.IsZero() {
+		p.ResponseTime = ct.endTime.Sub(ct.gotFirstResponseByte)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/surf.go b/surf.go
index 593ce83..820b620 100644
--- a/surf.go
+++ b/surf.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
-	"time"
 )
 
 // Surf represents the main Surf client configuration.
@@ -122,15 +121,16 @@ func (s *Surf) Request(config *RequestConfig) (*Response, error) {
 	redirects := 0
 
 	for {
-		startTime := time.Now()
-		performance := newPerformance()
+		performance := &Performance{
+			clientTrace: config.clientTrace,
+		}
 
 		resp, err := config.Client.Do(req)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		performance.recordResponseTime(startTime)
+		performance.record()
 
 		if s.Debug {
 			log.Printf("DEBUG: Received response with status code %d\n", resp.StatusCode)
diff --git a/trace.go b/trace.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f374e18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/trace.go
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package surf
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"net/http/httptrace"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type clientTrace struct {
+	getConn              time.Time
+	dnsStart             time.Time
+	dnsDone              time.Time
+	connectDone          time.Time
+	tlsHandshakeStart    time.Time
+	tlsHandshakeDone     time.Time
+	gotConn              time.Time
+	gotFirstResponseByte time.Time
+	endTime              time.Time
+	gotConnInfo          httptrace.GotConnInfo
+}
+
+func (t *clientTrace) createContext(ctx context.Context) context.Context {
+	return httptrace.WithClientTrace(
+		ctx,
+		&httptrace.ClientTrace{
+			DNSStart: func(_ httptrace.DNSStartInfo) {
+				t.dnsStart = time.Now()
+			},
+			DNSDone: func(_ httptrace.DNSDoneInfo) {
+				t.dnsDone = time.Now()
+			},
+			ConnectStart: func(_, _ string) {
+				if t.dnsDone.IsZero() {
+					t.dnsDone = time.Now()
+				}
+				if t.dnsStart.IsZero() {
+					t.dnsStart = t.dnsDone
+				}
+			},
+			ConnectDone: func(net, addr string, err error) {
+				t.connectDone = time.Now()
+			},
+			GetConn: func(_ string) {
+				t.getConn = time.Now()
+			},
+			GotConn: func(ci httptrace.GotConnInfo) {
+				t.gotConn = time.Now()
+				t.gotConnInfo = ci
+			},
+			GotFirstResponseByte: func() {
+				t.gotFirstResponseByte = time.Now()
+			},
+			TLSHandshakeStart: func() {
+				t.tlsHandshakeStart = time.Now()
+			},
+			TLSHandshakeDone: func(_ tls.ConnectionState, _ error) {
+				t.tlsHandshakeDone = time.Now()
+			},
+		},
+	)
+}