diff --git a/build-plugins/esm-dynamic-import.ts b/build-plugins/esm-dynamic-import.ts
index 073852d18fd..956310aa046 100644
--- a/build-plugins/esm-dynamic-import.ts
+++ b/build-plugins/esm-dynamic-import.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ export default function esmDynamicImport(): Plugin {
 				importsFound++;
 				return { left: 'import(', right: ')' };
 			}
+		},
+		renderStart() {
+			importsFound = 0;
 		}
 	};
 }
diff --git a/scripts/perf.js b/scripts/perf.js
index 01047f09d1a..66501115808 100644
--- a/scripts/perf.js
+++ b/scripts/perf.js
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ function printMeasurements(average, existingAverage, filter = /.*/) {
 }
 
 function clearLines(numberOfLines) {
-	console.info('\33[A' + '\33[2K\33[A'.repeat(numberOfLines));
+	console.info('\u001B[A' + '\u001B[2K\u001B[A'.repeat(numberOfLines));
 }
 
 function getExistingTimings() {
@@ -203,4 +203,6 @@ function getFormattedMemory(currentMemory, persistedMemory = currentMemory) {
 	return color(formattedMemory);
 }
 
-const identity = x => x;
+function identity(x) {
+	return x;
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/timers.ts b/src/utils/timers.ts
index 974073dfe9c..7c44560ca20 100644
--- a/src/utils/timers.ts
+++ b/src/utils/timers.ts
@@ -113,14 +113,21 @@ function getPluginWithTimers(plugin: any, index: number): Plugin {
 			}
 			timerLabel += ` - ${hook}`;
 
-			const hookFunction = plugin[hook];
-
-			plugin[hook] = function (...parameters: readonly unknown[]) {
+			const handler = function (this: any, ...parameters: readonly unknown[]) {
 				timeStart(timerLabel, 4);
 				const result = hookFunction.apply(this, parameters);
 				timeEnd(timerLabel, 4);
 				return result;
 			};
+
+			let hookFunction: any;
+			if (typeof plugin[hook].handler === 'function') {
+				hookFunction = plugin[hook].handler;
+				plugin[hook].handler = handler;
+			} else {
+				hookFunction = plugin[hook];
+				plugin[hook] = handler;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return plugin;
diff --git a/test/function/samples/adds-plugin-context-to-plugins/_config.js b/test/function/samples/perf-adds-plugin-context-to-plugins/_config.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/function/samples/adds-plugin-context-to-plugins/_config.js
rename to test/function/samples/perf-adds-plugin-context-to-plugins/_config.js
diff --git a/test/function/samples/adds-plugin-context-to-plugins/foo.js b/test/function/samples/perf-adds-plugin-context-to-plugins/foo.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/function/samples/adds-plugin-context-to-plugins/foo.js
rename to test/function/samples/perf-adds-plugin-context-to-plugins/foo.js
diff --git a/test/function/samples/adds-plugin-context-to-plugins/main.js b/test/function/samples/perf-adds-plugin-context-to-plugins/main.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/function/samples/adds-plugin-context-to-plugins/main.js
rename to test/function/samples/perf-adds-plugin-context-to-plugins/main.js
diff --git a/test/function/samples/perf-supports-object-hooks/_config.js b/test/function/samples/perf-supports-object-hooks/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..84e0155413e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/function/samples/perf-supports-object-hooks/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+module.exports = {
+	description: 'Supports object hooks with perf=true',
+	options: {
+		perf: true,
+		plugins: [
+			{
+				transform: {
+					order: 'pre',
+					handler(code) {
+						return code.replace('FOO', 'BAR');
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		]
+	}
+};
diff --git a/test/function/samples/perf-supports-object-hooks/main.js b/test/function/samples/perf-supports-object-hooks/main.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b52321a9995
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/function/samples/perf-supports-object-hooks/main.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+assert.strictEqual('FOO', 'BAR');