diff --git a/src/ssb.tests.c b/src/ssb.tests.c
index 5b942fc8..7a77fa90 100644
--- a/src/ssb.tests.c
+++ b/src/ssb.tests.c
@@ -1607,4 +1607,23 @@ void tf_ssb_test_cli(const tf_test_options_t* options)
 	tf_free(blob);
 	tf_free(id);
 }
+
+void tf_ssb_test_following_perf(const tf_test_options_t* options)
+{
+	uv_loop_t loop = { 0 };
+	uv_loop_init(&loop);
+
+	tf_ssb_t* ssb = tf_ssb_create(&loop, NULL, "db.sqlite", NULL);
+
+	uint64_t start = uv_hrtime();
+	const char** ids = tf_ssb_db_get_all_visible_identities(ssb, 2);
+	tf_free(ids);
+	uint64_t end = uv_hrtime();
+	tf_printf("completed in %.3fs\n", (end - start) / 1e9);
+
+	tf_ssb_destroy(ssb);
+
+	uv_run(&loop, UV_RUN_DEFAULT);
+	uv_loop_close(&loop);
+}
 #endif
diff --git a/src/ssb.tests.h b/src/ssb.tests.h
index 9d9f109f..76d83f6d 100644
--- a/src/ssb.tests.h
+++ b/src/ssb.tests.h
@@ -95,4 +95,10 @@ void tf_ssb_test_triggers(const tf_test_options_t* options);
 */
 void tf_ssb_test_cli(const tf_test_options_t* options);
 
+/**
+** Test following performance.
+** @param options The test options.
+*/
+void tf_ssb_test_following_perf(const tf_test_options_t* options);
+
 /** @} */
diff --git a/src/tests.c b/src/tests.c
index 03e0dfca..9b8a68ad 100644
--- a/src/tests.c
+++ b/src/tests.c
@@ -1080,6 +1080,7 @@ void tf_tests(const tf_test_options_t* options)
 	_tf_test_run(options, "invite", tf_ssb_test_invite, false);
 	_tf_test_run(options, "triggers", tf_ssb_test_triggers, false);
 	_tf_test_run(options, "cli", tf_ssb_test_cli, false);
+	_tf_test_run(options, "following_perf", tf_ssb_test_following_perf, true);
 	tf_printf("Tests completed.\n");
 #endif
 }