diff --git a/benches/main/buffer.rs b/benches/main/buffer.rs
index 9bcee7e2..201d67d3 100644
--- a/benches/main/buffer.rs
+++ b/benches/main/buffer.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
+use std::iter::zip;
+
 use criterion::{black_box, BenchmarkId, Criterion};
 use ratatui::{
     buffer::{Buffer, Cell},
     layout::Rect,
     text::Line,
+    widgets::Widget,
 };
 
-criterion::criterion_group!(benches, empty, filled, with_lines);
+criterion::criterion_group!(benches, empty, filled, with_lines, diff);
 
 const fn rect(size: u16) -> Rect {
     Rect::new(0, 0, size, size)
@@ -58,3 +61,37 @@ fn with_lines(c: &mut Criterion) {
     }
     group.finish();
 }
+
+fn diff(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    const AREA: Rect = Rect {
+        x: 0,
+        y: 0,
+        width: 200,
+        height: 50,
+    };
+    c.bench_function("buffer/diff", |b| {
+        let buffer_1 = create_random_buffer(AREA);
+        let buffer_2 = create_random_buffer(AREA);
+        b.iter(|| {
+            let _ = black_box(&buffer_1).diff(black_box(&buffer_2));
+        });
+    });
+}
+
+fn create_random_buffer(area: Rect) -> Buffer {
+    const PARAGRAPH_COUNT: i64 = 15;
+    const SENTENCE_COUNT: i64 = 5;
+    const WORD_COUNT: i64 = 20;
+    const SEPARATOR: &str = "\n\n";
+    let paragraphs = fakeit::words::paragraph(
+        PARAGRAPH_COUNT,
+        SENTENCE_COUNT,
+        WORD_COUNT,
+        SEPARATOR.to_string(),
+    );
+    let mut buffer = Buffer::empty(area);
+    for (line, row) in zip(paragraphs.lines(), area.rows()) {
+        Line::from(line).render(row, &mut buffer);
+    }
+    buffer
+}