diff --git a/nano/benchmarks/CMakeLists.txt b/nano/benchmarks/CMakeLists.txt
index 97aa9665bb..dc3829303d 100644
--- a/nano/benchmarks/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/nano/benchmarks/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-add_executable(benchmarks entry.cpp)
+add_executable(benchmarks entry.cpp stats.cpp)
 
 target_link_libraries(benchmarks test_common benchmark::benchmark)
 
diff --git a/nano/benchmarks/entry.cpp b/nano/benchmarks/entry.cpp
index e69de29bb2..ed325334e8 100644
--- a/nano/benchmarks/entry.cpp
+++ b/nano/benchmarks/entry.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#include <benchmark/benchmark.h>
+
+static void BM_StringCreation (benchmark::State & state)
+{
+	for (auto _ : state)
+		std::string empty_string;
+}
+// Register the function as a benchmark
+BENCHMARK (BM_StringCreation);
+
+// Define another benchmark
+static void BM_StringCopy (benchmark::State & state)
+{
+	std::string x = "hello";
+	for (auto _ : state)
+		std::string copy (x);
+}
+BENCHMARK (BM_StringCopy);
+
+BENCHMARK_MAIN ();
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diff --git a/nano/benchmarks/stats.cpp b/nano/benchmarks/stats.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..05725cb60f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nano/benchmarks/stats.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#include <nano/lib/enum_util.hpp>
+#include <nano/lib/logging.hpp>
+#include <nano/lib/stats.hpp>
+
+#include <random>
+
+#include <benchmark/benchmark.h>
+
+static void BM_stats_inc_single (benchmark::State & state)
+{
+	nano::logger::initialize_dummy ();
+	nano::stats stats{ nano::default_logger () };
+
+	for (auto _ : state)
+	{
+		stats.inc (nano::stat::type::ledger, nano::stat::detail::open);
+	}
+}
+
+BENCHMARK (BM_stats_inc_single);
+BENCHMARK (BM_stats_inc_single)->Threads (10);
+
+static void BM_stats_inc_random (benchmark::State & state)
+{
+	nano::logger::initialize_dummy ();
+	nano::stats stats{ nano::default_logger () };
+
+	auto random_subset = [] (auto elements, size_t count) -> std::vector<typename decltype (elements)::value_type> {
+		std::shuffle (elements.begin (), elements.end (), std::mt19937 (std::random_device () ()));
+		return { elements.begin (), elements.begin () + std::min (count, elements.size ()) };
+	};
+
+	auto stat_types = random_subset (nano::enum_util::values<nano::stat::type> (), state.range (0));
+	auto stat_details = random_subset (nano::enum_util::values<nano::stat::detail> (), state.range (1));
+
+	size_t type_index = 0;
+	size_t detail_index = 0;
+
+	for (auto _ : state)
+	{
+		stats.inc (stat_types[type_index], stat_details[detail_index]);
+
+		type_index = (type_index + 1) % stat_types.size ();
+		detail_index = (detail_index + 1) % stat_details.size ();
+	}
+}
+
+BENCHMARK (BM_stats_inc_random)->Args ({ 32, 32 });
+BENCHMARK (BM_stats_inc_random)->Args ({ 32, 32 })->Threads (10);
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diff --git a/nano/lib/logging.cpp b/nano/lib/logging.cpp
index 0953007fa0..c6d1a67738 100644
--- a/nano/lib/logging.cpp
+++ b/nano/lib/logging.cpp
@@ -117,6 +117,18 @@ void nano::logger::initialize_for_tests (nano::log_config fallback)
 	global_initialized = true;
 }
 
+void nano::logger::initialize_dummy ()
+{
+	nano::log_config config{
+		.default_level = nano::log::level::off,
+		.flush_level = nano::log::level::off,
+		.console.enable = false,
+		.file.enable = false,
+	};
+	initialize_common (config, std::nullopt);
+	global_initialized = true;
+}
+
 // Using std::cerr here, since logging may not be initialized yet
 void nano::logger::initialize_common (nano::log_config const & config, std::optional<std::filesystem::path> data_path)
 {
@@ -307,7 +319,7 @@ nano::log_config nano::log_config::cli_default ()
 {
 	log_config config{};
 	config.default_level = nano::log::level::critical;
-	config.console.colors = false; // to avoid printing warning about cerr and colors
+	config.console.colors = false;
 	config.console.to_cerr = true; // Use cerr to avoid interference with CLI output that goes to stdout
 	config.file.enable = false;
 	return config;
diff --git a/nano/lib/logging.hpp b/nano/lib/logging.hpp
index ae9563300a..3d059ee9e9 100644
--- a/nano/lib/logging.hpp
+++ b/nano/lib/logging.hpp
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ class logger final
 public:
 	static void initialize (nano::log_config fallback, std::optional<std::filesystem::path> data_path = std::nullopt, std::vector<std::string> const & config_overrides = {});
 	static void initialize_for_tests (nano::log_config fallback);
+	static void initialize_dummy (); // TODO: This is less than ideal, provide `nano::dummy_logger ()` instead
 	static void flush ();
 
 private: