diff --git a/src/v/security/tests/BUILD b/src/v/security/tests/BUILD
index f600db1a14cb..895f830a48a2 100644
--- a/src/v/security/tests/BUILD
+++ b/src/v/security/tests/BUILD
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-load("//bazel:test.bzl", "redpanda_cc_btest", "redpanda_test_cc_library")
+load("//bazel:test.bzl", "redpanda_cc_bench", "redpanda_cc_btest", "redpanda_test_cc_library")
 
 redpanda_test_cc_library(
     name = "utils",
@@ -198,3 +198,19 @@ redpanda_cc_btest(
         "@seastar//:testing",
     ],
 )
+
+redpanda_cc_bench(
+    name = "role_store_bench",
+    timeout = "moderate",
+    srcs = [
+        "role_store_bench.cc",
+    ],
+    deps = [
+        "//src/v/config",
+        "//src/v/random:generators",
+        "//src/v/security",
+        "@boost//:range",
+        "@seastar",
+        "@seastar//:benchmark",
+    ],
+)