diff --git a/tests/benchmark/crypto/benchmark_crypto.odin b/tests/benchmark/crypto/benchmark_crypto.odin
index e90216ad6..b2ac4bca3 100644
--- a/tests/benchmark/crypto/benchmark_crypto.odin
+++ b/tests/benchmark/crypto/benchmark_crypto.odin
@@ -28,6 +28,32 @@ benchmark_crypto :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 		strings.builder_destroy(&str)
 	}
 
+	{
+		name := "AES256-CTR 64 bytes"
+		options := &time.Benchmark_Options {
+			rounds = 1_000,
+			bytes = 64,
+			setup = _setup_sized_buf,
+			bench = _benchmark_aes256_ctr,
+			teardown = _teardown_sized_buf,
+		}
+
+		err := time.benchmark(options, context.allocator)
+		testing.expect(t, err == nil, name)
+		benchmark_print(&str, name, options)
+
+		name = "AES256-CTR 1024 bytes"
+		options.bytes = 1024
+		err = time.benchmark(options, context.allocator)
+		testing.expect(t, err == nil, name)
+		benchmark_print(&str, name, options)
+
+		name = "AES256-CTR 65536 bytes"
+		options.bytes = 65536
+		err = time.benchmark(options, context.allocator)
+		testing.expect(t, err == nil, name)
+		benchmark_print(&str, name, options)
+	}
 	{
 		name := "ChaCha20 64 bytes"
 		options := &time.Benchmark_Options {
@@ -323,6 +349,36 @@ _benchmark_chacha20poly1305 :: proc(
 	return nil
 }
 
+@(private)
+_benchmark_aes256_ctr :: proc(
+	options: ^time.Benchmark_Options,
+	allocator := context.allocator,
+) -> (
+	err: time.Benchmark_Error,
+) {
+	buf := options.input
+	key := [aes.KEY_SIZE_256]byte {
+		0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef, 0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef,
+		0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef, 0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef,
+		0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef, 0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef,
+		0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef, 0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef,
+	}
+	nonce := [aes.CTR_IV_SIZE]byte {
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+	}
+
+	ctx: aes.Context_CTR = ---
+	aes.init_ctr(&ctx, key[:], nonce[:])
+
+	for _ in 0 ..= options.rounds {
+		aes.xor_bytes_ctr(&ctx, buf, buf)
+	}
+	options.count = options.rounds
+	options.processed = options.rounds * options.bytes
+	return nil
+}
+
 _benchmark_aes256_gcm :: proc(
 	options: ^time.Benchmark_Options,
 	allocator := context.allocator,