diff --git a/zapio/writer_test.go b/zapio/writer_test.go
index e731f8ca3..d1994ba7a 100644
--- a/zapio/writer_test.go
+++ b/zapio/writer_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ package zapio
 
 import (
 	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -156,3 +157,49 @@ func TestWriter(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func BenchmarkWriter(b *testing.B) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		writes [][]byte
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "single",
+			writes: [][]byte{
+				[]byte("foobar\n"),
+				[]byte("bazqux\n"),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "splits",
+			writes: [][]byte{
+				[]byte("foo"),
+				[]byte("bar\nbaz"),
+				[]byte("qux\n"),
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	writer := Writer{
+		Log: zap.New(
+			zapcore.NewCore(
+				zapcore.NewJSONEncoder(zapcore.EncoderConfig{MessageKey: "m"}),
+				zapcore.AddSync(ioutil.Discard),
+				zapcore.DebugLevel,
+			),
+		),
+		Level: zapcore.DebugLevel,
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		b.Run(tt.name, func(b *testing.B) {
+			b.ResetTimer()
+
+			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+				for _, bs := range tt.writes {
+					writer.Write(bs)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}