diff --git a/lib/base/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/base/CMakeLists.txt
index 59e836443..d9ba45df1 100644
--- a/lib/base/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/base/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ set(base_SOURCES
   atomic.hpp
   atomic-file.cpp atomic-file.hpp
   base64.cpp base64.hpp
+  benchmark.hpp
   boolean.cpp boolean.hpp boolean-script.cpp
   bulker.hpp
   configobject.cpp configobject.hpp configobject-ti.hpp configobject-script.cpp
diff --git a/lib/base/benchmark.hpp b/lib/base/benchmark.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e168c5f75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/base/benchmark.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/* Icinga 2 | (c) 2020 Icinga GmbH | GPLv2+ */
+
+#ifndef BENCHMARK_H
+#define BENCHMARK_H
+
+#include <chrono>
+
+namespace icinga
+{
+
+/**
+ * A stopwatch.
+ *
+ * @ingroup base
+ */
+template<class Clock = std::chrono::steady_clock>
+class Benchmark final
+{
+public:
+	inline void Start()
+	{
+		m_Start = Clock::now();
+	}
+
+	inline double Stop()
+	{
+		return std::chrono::duration<double>((Clock::now() - m_Start)).count();
+	}
+
+private:
+	typename Clock::time_point m_Start;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif /* BENCHMARK_H */
diff --git a/lib/cli/consolecommand.cpp b/lib/cli/consolecommand.cpp
index 78906bb2a..6de566544 100644
--- a/lib/cli/consolecommand.cpp
+++ b/lib/cli/consolecommand.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "config/configcompiler.hpp"
 #include "remote/consolehandler.hpp"
 #include "remote/url.hpp"
+#include "base/benchmark.hpp"
 #include "base/configwriter.hpp"
 #include "base/serializer.hpp"
 #include "base/json.hpp"
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <boost/beast/http/write.hpp>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <fstream>
+#include <utility>
 
 
 #ifdef HAVE_EDITLINE
@@ -418,6 +420,7 @@ incomplete:
 			lines[fileName] = command;
 
 			Value result;
+			double duration = 0.0;
 
 			/* Local debug console. */
 			if (connectAddr.IsEmpty()) {
@@ -428,13 +431,21 @@ incomplete:
 				if (!syntaxOnly || dynamic_cast<ThrowExpression *>(expr.get())) {
 					if (syntaxOnly)
 						std::cerr << "    => " << command << std::endl;
-					result = Serialize(expr->Evaluate(scriptFrame), 0);
+
+					Benchmark<> benchmark;
+					benchmark.Start();
+
+					auto ev (expr->Evaluate(scriptFrame));
+
+					duration = benchmark.Stop();
+
+					result = Serialize(std::move(ev), 0);
 				} else
 					result = true;
 			} else {
 				/* Remote debug console. */
 				try {
-					result = ExecuteScript(l_Session, command, scriptFrame.Sandboxed);
+					result = ExecuteScript(l_Session, command, scriptFrame.Sandboxed, duration);
 				} catch (const ScriptError&) {
 					/* Re-throw the exception for the outside try-catch block. */
 					boost::rethrow_exception(boost::current_exception());
@@ -455,6 +466,7 @@ incomplete:
 				std::cout << ConsoleColorTag(Console_ForegroundCyan);
 				ConfigWriter::EmitValue(std::cout, 1, result);
 				std::cout << ConsoleColorTag(Console_Normal) << "\n";
+				std::cout << duration << "s\n";
 			} else {
 				std::cout << JsonEncode(result) << "\n";
 				break;
@@ -639,7 +651,7 @@ Dictionary::Ptr ConsoleCommand::SendRequest()
  * @param sandboxed Whether to run this sandboxed.
  * @return Result value, also contains user errors.
  */
-Value ConsoleCommand::ExecuteScript(const String& session, const String& command, bool sandboxed)
+Value ConsoleCommand::ExecuteScript(const String& session, const String& command, bool sandboxed, double& duration)
 {
 	/* Extend the url parameters for the request. */
 	l_Url->SetPath({"v1", "console", "execute-script"});
@@ -661,6 +673,7 @@ Value ConsoleCommand::ExecuteScript(const String& session, const String& command
 
 		if (resultInfo->Get("code") >= 200 && resultInfo->Get("code") <= 299) {
 			result = resultInfo->Get("result");
+			duration = resultInfo->Get("duration");
 		} else {
 			String errorMessage = resultInfo->Get("status");
 
diff --git a/lib/cli/consolecommand.hpp b/lib/cli/consolecommand.hpp
index 631ec2164..225d9aa8e 100644
--- a/lib/cli/consolecommand.hpp
+++ b/lib/cli/consolecommand.hpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ private:
 
 	static Shared<AsioTlsStream>::Ptr Connect();
 
-	static Value ExecuteScript(const String& session, const String& command, bool sandboxed);
+	static Value ExecuteScript(const String& session, const String& command, bool sandboxed, double& duration);
 	static Array::Ptr AutoCompleteScript(const String& session, const String& command, bool sandboxed);
 
 	static Dictionary::Ptr SendRequest();
diff --git a/lib/remote/consolehandler.cpp b/lib/remote/consolehandler.cpp
index f5a470a9a..1524350ca 100644
--- a/lib/remote/consolehandler.cpp
+++ b/lib/remote/consolehandler.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "remote/httputility.hpp"
 #include "remote/filterutility.hpp"
 #include "config/configcompiler.hpp"
+#include "base/benchmark.hpp"
 #include "base/configtype.hpp"
 #include "base/configwriter.hpp"
 #include "base/scriptglobal.hpp"
@@ -139,12 +140,18 @@ bool ConsoleHandler::ExecuteScriptHelper(boost::beast::http::request<boost::beas
 		frame.Self = lsf.Locals;
 		frame.Sandboxed = sandboxed;
 
+		Benchmark<> benchmark;
+		benchmark.Start();
+
 		exprResult = expr->Evaluate(frame);
 
+		auto duration (benchmark.Stop());
+
 		resultInfo = new Dictionary({
 			{ "code", 200 },
 			{ "status", "Executed successfully." },
-			{ "result", Serialize(exprResult, 0) }
+			{ "result", Serialize(exprResult, 0) },
+			{ "duration", duration }
 		});
 	} catch (const ScriptError& ex) {
 		DebugInfo di = ex.GetDebugInfo();