diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3abbf299ca4..e23ddb15340 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -202,6 +202,10 @@ opt-level = 3
 name = "static_and_dynamic_functions"
 harness = false
 
+[[bench]]
+name = "import_functions"
+harness = false
+
 [[example]]
 name = "early-exit"
 path = "examples/early_exit.rs"
diff --git a/benches/import_functions.rs b/benches/import_functions.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..834ca0061d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benches/import_functions.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+use criterion::{black_box, criterion_group, criterion_main, Criterion};
+
+use wasmer::*;
+
+pub fn run_import_inner(store: &mut Store, n_fn: u32, compiler_name: &str, c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let donor_module = Module::new(
+        store,
+        format!(
+            "(module {})",
+            (0..n_fn)
+                .map(|i| format!(
+                    "(func (export \"f{i}\") (param {}) (result i32) i32.const 0)",
+                    "i32 ".repeat(((i + 1) % 200) as usize)
+                ))
+                .collect::<Vec<String>>()
+                .join("\n")
+        ),
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+    let donor_instance = Instance::new(store, &donor_module, &imports! {}).unwrap();
+    let module = Module::new(
+        store,
+        format!(
+            "(module {})",
+            (0..n_fn)
+                .map(|i| format!(
+                    "(func (import \"env\" \"f{i}\") (param {}) (result i32))",
+                    "i32 ".repeat(((i + 1) % 200) as usize),
+                ))
+                .collect::<Vec<String>>()
+                .join("\n")
+        ),
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+
+    c.bench_function(
+        &format!("import in {} (size: {})", compiler_name, n_fn),
+        |b| {
+            let module = module.clone();
+            b.iter(|| {
+                let mut imports = imports! {};
+                for i in 0..n_fn {
+                    let name = format!("f{i}");
+                    imports.define(
+                        "env",
+                        &name,
+                        donor_instance.exports.get_function(&name).unwrap().clone(),
+                    );
+                }
+
+                let instance = black_box(Instance::new(store, &module, &imports));
+                assert!(instance.is_ok());
+            })
+        },
+    );
+}
+
+fn run_import_functions_benchmarks_small(_c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let size = 10;
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "llvm")]
+    {
+        let mut store = Store::new(wasmer_compiler_llvm::LLVM::new());
+        run_import_inner(&mut store, size, "cranelift", _c);
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "cranelift")]
+    {
+        let mut store = Store::new(wasmer_compiler_cranelift::Cranelift::new());
+        run_import_inner(&mut store, size, "cranelift", _c);
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "singlepass")]
+    {
+        let mut store = Store::new(wasmer_compiler_singlepass::Singlepass::new());
+        run_import_inner(&mut store, size, "cranelift", _c);
+    }
+}
+
+fn run_import_functions_benchmarks_medium(_c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let size = 100;
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "llvm")]
+    {
+        let mut store = Store::new(wasmer_compiler_llvm::LLVM::new());
+        run_import_inner(&mut store, size, "cranelift", _c);
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "cranelift")]
+    {
+        let mut store = Store::new(wasmer_compiler_cranelift::Cranelift::new());
+        run_import_inner(&mut store, size, "cranelift", _c);
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "singlepass")]
+    {
+        let mut store = Store::new(wasmer_compiler_singlepass::Singlepass::new());
+        run_import_inner(&mut store, size, "cranelift", _c);
+    }
+}
+
+fn run_import_functions_benchmarks_large(_c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let size = 1000;
+    #[cfg(feature = "llvm")]
+    {
+        let mut store = Store::new(wasmer_compiler_llvm::LLVM::new());
+        run_import_inner(&mut store, size, "cranelift", _c);
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "cranelift")]
+    {
+        let mut store = Store::new(wasmer_compiler_cranelift::Cranelift::new());
+        run_import_inner(&mut store, size, "cranelift", _c);
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "singlepass")]
+    {
+        let mut store = Store::new(wasmer_compiler_singlepass::Singlepass::new());
+        run_import_inner(&mut store, size, "cranelift", _c);
+    }
+}
+
+criterion_group!(
+    benches,
+    run_import_functions_benchmarks_small,
+    run_import_functions_benchmarks_medium,
+    run_import_functions_benchmarks_large
+);
+
+criterion_main!(benches);