diff --git a/benchmark/events/ee-emit-multi-args.js b/benchmark/events/ee-emit-multi-args.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..7e05a305085311
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+++ b/benchmark/events/ee-emit-multi-args.js
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+var common = require('../common.js');
+var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
+ 
+var bench = common.createBenchmark(main, {n: [25e4]});
+ 
+function main(conf) {
+  var n = conf.n | 0;
+ 
+  var ee = new EventEmitter();
+  var listeners = [];
+ 
+  for (var k = 0; k < 10; k += 1)
+    ee.on('dummy', function() {});
+ 
+  bench.start();
+  for (var i = 0; i < n; i += 1) {
+    ee.emit('dummy', 5, true);
+  }
+  bench.end(n);
+}
diff --git a/benchmark/events/ee-emit.js b/benchmark/events/ee-emit.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..b3a3d2ab0bfcc3
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+++ b/benchmark/events/ee-emit.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+var common = require('../common.js');
+var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
+ 
+var bench = common.createBenchmark(main, {n: [25e4]});
+ 
+function main(conf) {
+  var n = conf.n | 0;
+ 
+  var ee = new EventEmitter();
+ 
+  for (var k = 0; k < 10; k += 1)
+    ee.on('dummy', function() {});
+ 
+  bench.start();
+  for (var i = 0; i < n; i += 1) {
+    ee.emit('dummy');
+  }
+  bench.end(n);
+}
diff --git a/benchmark/events/ee-listener-count.js b/benchmark/events/ee-listener-count.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..83862782154a88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/events/ee-listener-count.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+var common = require('../common.js');
+var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
+ 
+var bench = common.createBenchmark(main, {n: [25e4]});
+ 
+function main(conf) {
+  var n = conf.n | 0;
+ 
+  var ee = new EventEmitter();
+  var listenerCount = EventEmitter.listenerCount;
+ 
+  for (var k = 0; k < 10; k += 1)
+    ee.on('dummy', function() {});
+ 
+  bench.start();
+  for (var i = 0; i < n; i += 1) {
+    var r = listenerCount(ee, 'dummy');
+  }
+  bench.end(n);
+}
diff --git a/benchmark/events/ee-listeners-many.js b/benchmark/events/ee-listeners-many.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..dc6b7db66fa9df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/events/ee-listeners-many.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+var common = require('../common.js');
+var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
+ 
+var bench = common.createBenchmark(main, {n: [25e4]});
+ 
+function main(conf) {
+  var n = conf.n | 0;
+ 
+  var ee = new EventEmitter();
+  ee.setMaxListeners(101);
+ 
+  for (var k = 0; k < 100; k += 1)
+    ee.on('dummy', function() {});
+ 
+  bench.start();
+  for (var i = 0; i < n; i += 1) {
+    var r = ee.listeners('dummy');
+  }
+  bench.end(n);
+}
diff --git a/benchmark/events/ee-listeners.js b/benchmark/events/ee-listeners.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..6bd0acf53bb7af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/events/ee-listeners.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+var common = require('../common.js');
+var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
+ 
+var bench = common.createBenchmark(main, {n: [25e4]});
+ 
+function main(conf) {
+  var n = conf.n | 0;
+ 
+  var ee = new EventEmitter();
+ 
+  for (var k = 0; k < 10; k += 1)
+    ee.on('dummy', function() {});
+ 
+  bench.start();
+  for (var i = 0; i < n; i += 1) {
+    var r = ee.listeners('dummy');
+  }
+  bench.end(n);
+}