diff --git a/tests/tools/include/detray/options/propagation_options.hpp b/tests/tools/include/detray/options/propagation_options.hpp
index 5b8c6252e..96bef165c 100644
--- a/tests/tools/include/detray/options/propagation_options.hpp
+++ b/tests/tools/include/detray/options/propagation_options.hpp
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ void configure_options<detray::stepping::config>(
 
         cfg.path_limit = path_limit * unit<float>::m;
     }
+    cfg.do_covariance_transport = false;
     if (vm.count("covariance_transport")) {
         cfg.do_covariance_transport = true;
     }
diff --git a/tests/tools/src/cpu/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/tools/src/cpu/CMakeLists.txt
index a6e3f2d5a..bb6f2de67 100644
--- a/tests/tools/src/cpu/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/tools/src/cpu/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,3 +51,46 @@ detray_add_executable(material_validation
                       Boost::program_options detray::tools detray::test_utils
                       detray::svgtools
 )
+
+if(DETRAY_BUILD_BENCHMARKS)
+    # Look for openMP, which is used for the CPU propagation benchmark
+    find_package(OpenMP)
+
+    # Build the propagation benchmark executable.
+    macro(detray_add_propagation_benchmark algebra)
+        detray_add_executable(propagation_benchmark_${algebra}
+                            "propagation_benchmark.cpp"
+                            LINK_LIBRARIES Boost::program_options benchmark::benchmark benchmark::benchmark_main vecmem::core detray::core_${algebra} detray::benchmarks detray::benchmark_cpu detray::tools detray::detectors
+        )
+
+        target_compile_options(
+            detray_propagation_benchmark_${algebra}
+            PRIVATE "-march=native" "-ftree-vectorize"
+        )
+
+        if(OpenMP_CXX_FOUND)
+            target_link_libraries(
+                detray_propagation_benchmark_${algebra}
+                PRIVATE OpenMP::OpenMP_CXX
+            )
+        endif()
+    endmacro()
+
+    # Build the array benchmark.
+    detray_add_propagation_benchmark( array )
+
+    # Build the Eigen benchmark executable.
+    if(DETRAY_EIGEN_PLUGIN)
+        detray_add_propagation_benchmark( eigen )
+    endif()
+
+    # Build the SMatrix benchmark executable.
+    if(DETRAY_SMATRIX_PLUGIN)
+        detray_add_propagation_benchmark( smatrix )
+    endif()
+
+    # Build the Vc benchmark executable.
+    if(DETRAY_VC_AOS_PLUGIN)
+        detray_add_propagation_benchmark( vc_aos )
+    endif()
+endif()
diff --git a/tests/tools/src/cpu/propagation_benchmark.cpp b/tests/tools/src/cpu/propagation_benchmark.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e819a65c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tools/src/cpu/propagation_benchmark.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+/** Detray library, part of the ACTS project (R&D line)
+ *
+ * (c) 2024 CERN for the benefit of the ACTS project
+ *
+ * Mozilla Public License Version 2.0
+ */
+
+// Project include(s)
+#include "detray/detectors/bfield.hpp"
+#include "detray/navigation/navigator.hpp"
+#include "detray/propagator/actor_chain.hpp"
+#include "detray/propagator/actors/aborters.hpp"
+#include "detray/propagator/actors/parameter_resetter.hpp"
+#include "detray/propagator/actors/parameter_transporter.hpp"
+#include "detray/propagator/actors/pointwise_material_interactor.hpp"
+#include "detray/propagator/rk_stepper.hpp"
+#include "detray/tracks/tracks.hpp"
+
+// Detray IO include(s)
+#include "detray/io/frontend/detector_reader.hpp"
+
+// Detray benchmark include(s)
+#include "detray/benchmarks/cpu/propagation_benchmark.hpp"
+
+// Detray test include(s).
+#include "detray/test/utils/simulation/event_generator/track_generators.hpp"
+#include "detray/test/utils/types.hpp"
+
+// Detray test include(s)
+#include "detray/options/detector_io_options.hpp"
+#include "detray/options/parse_options.hpp"
+#include "detray/options/propagation_options.hpp"
+#include "detray/options/track_generator_options.hpp"
+
+// Vecmem include(s)
+#include <vecmem/memory/host_memory_resource.hpp>
+
+#include "detray/detectors/toy_metadata.hpp"
+#include "detray/test/utils/detectors/build_toy_detector.hpp"
+
+// System include(s)
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace po = boost::program_options;
+
+using namespace detray;
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+
+    // Use the most general type to be able to read in all detector files
+    using detector_t = detray::detector<detray::toy_metadata>;
+
+    using algebra_t = typename detector_t::algebra_type;
+    using scalar_t = dscalar<algebra_t>;
+    using vector3_t = dvector3D<algebra_t>;
+    using free_track_parameters_t = free_track_parameters<algebra_t>;
+    using uniform_gen_t =
+        detail::random_numbers<scalar_t,
+                               std::uniform_real_distribution<scalar_t>>;
+    using track_generator_t =
+        random_track_generator<free_track_parameters_t, uniform_gen_t>;
+
+    using field_t = bfield::const_field_t;
+    using stepper_t = rk_stepper<typename field_t::view_t, algebra_t>;
+    using empty_chain_t = actor_chain<>;
+    using default_chain = actor_chain<dtuple, parameter_transporter<algebra_t>,
+                                      pointwise_material_interactor<algebra_t>,
+                                      parameter_resetter<algebra_t>>;
+
+    // Host memory resource
+    vecmem::host_memory_resource host_mr;
+
+    // Constant magnetic field
+    vector3_t B{0.f, 0.f, 2.f * unit<scalar_t>::T};
+
+    // Number of tracks in the different benchmark cases
+    std::vector<int> n_tracks{8 * 8,     16 * 16,   32 * 32,  64 * 64,
+                              128 * 128, 256 * 256, 512 * 512};
+
+    //
+    // Configuration
+    //
+
+    // Specific options for this test
+    po::options_description desc("\ndetray propagation benchmark options");
+
+    std::vector<dindex> window;
+    desc.add_options()(
+        "context", po::value<dindex>(), "Number of the geometry context")(
+        "sort_tracks", "Sort track samples by theta angle");
+
+    // Configs to be filled
+    detray::io::detector_reader_config reader_cfg{};
+    track_generator_t::configuration trk_cfg{};
+    propagation::config prop_cfg{};
+    detray::benchmarks::benchmark_base::configuration bench_cfg{};
+
+    // Read options from commandline
+    po::variables_map vm =
+        detray::options::parse_options(desc, argc, argv, reader_cfg, trk_cfg,
+        prop_cfg);
+
+    // General options
+    bool do_sort{(vm.count("sort_tracks") != 0)};
+
+    // The geometry context to be displayed
+    detector_t::geometry_context gctx;
+    if (vm.count("context")) {
+        gctx = detector_t::geometry_context{vm["context"].as<dindex>()};
+    }
+
+    //
+    // Prepare data
+    //
+
+    // Read the detector geometry
+    reader_cfg.do_check(true);
+
+    //const auto [det, names] =
+    //    detray::io::read_detector<detector_t>(host_mr, reader_cfg);
+
+    toy_det_config toy_cfg{};
+    toy_cfg.use_material_maps(false).n_brl_layers(4u).n_edc_layers(7u);
+    const auto [det, names] = build_toy_detector(host_mr, toy_cfg);
+    const std::string& det_name = det.name(names);
+
+    // Generate the track samples
+    auto track_samples =
+        detray::benchmarks::generate_track_samples<track_generator_t>(
+            &host_mr, n_tracks, trk_cfg, do_sort);
+
+    // Create a constant b-field
+    auto bfield = bfield::create_const_field(B);
+
+    // Build actor states
+    dtuple<> empty_state{};
+
+    parameter_transporter<algebra_t>::state transporter_state{};
+    pointwise_material_interactor<algebra_t>::state interactor_state{};
+    parameter_resetter<algebra_t>::state resetter_state{};
+
+    auto actor_states = detail::make_tuple<dtuple>(
+        transporter_state, interactor_state, resetter_state);
+
+    //
+    // Register benchmarks
+    //
+
+    // Number of warmup tracks
+    const int n_max_tracks{*std::ranges::max_element(n_tracks)};
+    bench_cfg.n_warmup(static_cast<int>(
+        std::ceil(0.1f * static_cast<float>(n_max_tracks))));
+
+    if (prop_cfg.stepping.do_covariance_transport) {
+        detray::benchmarks::register_benchmark<
+            detray::benchmarks::host_propagation_bm, stepper_t, default_chain>(
+            det_name + "_W_COV_TRANSPORT", bench_cfg, prop_cfg, det, bfield,
+            &actor_states, track_samples, n_tracks);
+    } else {
+        detray::benchmarks::register_benchmark<
+            detray::benchmarks::host_propagation_bm, stepper_t, empty_chain_t>(
+            det_name, bench_cfg, prop_cfg, det, bfield, &empty_state,
+            track_samples, n_tracks);
+    }
+
+    // Run benchmarks
+    ::benchmark::Initialize(&argc, argv);
+    ::benchmark::RunSpecifiedBenchmarks();
+    ::benchmark::Shutdown();
+}