diff --git a/src/header/common/accept.rs b/src/header/common/accept.rs
index 0fcb1819..0afa8f70 100644
--- a/src/header/common/accept.rs
+++ b/src/header/common/accept.rs
@@ -65,3 +65,5 @@ impl HeaderFormat for Accept {
     }
 }
 
+bench_header!(bench, Accept, { vec![b"text/plain; q=0.5, text/html".to_vec()] })
+
diff --git a/src/header/common/authorization.rs b/src/header/common/authorization.rs
index 7cc13334..f71a4cab 100644
--- a/src/header/common/authorization.rs
+++ b/src/header/common/authorization.rs
@@ -178,3 +178,6 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
 }
+
+bench_header!(raw, Authorization<String>, { vec![b"foo bar baz".to_vec()] })
+bench_header!(basic, Authorization<Basic>, { vec![b"Basic QWxhZGRpbjpvcGVuIHNlc2FtZQ==".to_vec()] })
diff --git a/src/header/common/connection.rs b/src/header/common/connection.rs
index 6e5b5205..98e29b63 100644
--- a/src/header/common/connection.rs
+++ b/src/header/common/connection.rs
@@ -62,3 +62,6 @@ impl HeaderFormat for Connection {
     }
 }
 
+bench_header!(close, Connection, { vec![b"close".to_vec()] })
+bench_header!(keep_alive, Connection, { vec![b"keep-alive".to_vec()] })
+bench_header!(header, Connection, { vec![b"authorization".to_vec()] })
diff --git a/src/header/common/content_length.rs b/src/header/common/content_length.rs
index 8e553b33..b1895c60 100644
--- a/src/header/common/content_length.rs
+++ b/src/header/common/content_length.rs
@@ -34,3 +34,5 @@ impl ContentLength {
         len
     }
 }
+
+bench_header!(bench, ContentLength, { vec![b"42349984".to_vec()] })
diff --git a/src/header/common/content_type.rs b/src/header/common/content_type.rs
index 01c830b3..2a664d97 100644
--- a/src/header/common/content_type.rs
+++ b/src/header/common/content_type.rs
@@ -27,3 +27,4 @@ impl HeaderFormat for ContentType {
     }
 }
 
+bench_header!(bench, ContentType, { vec![b"application/json; charset=utf-8".to_vec()] })
diff --git a/src/header/common/cookie.rs b/src/header/common/cookie.rs
index 53228131..7974a4c0 100644
--- a/src/header/common/cookie.rs
+++ b/src/header/common/cookie.rs
@@ -94,3 +94,5 @@ fn test_fmt() {
 
     assert_eq!(headers.to_string()[], "Cookie: foo=bar; baz=quux\r\n");
 }
+
+bench_header!(bench, Cookies, { vec![b"foo=bar; baz=quux".to_vec()] })
diff --git a/src/header/common/date.rs b/src/header/common/date.rs
index 91d18f38..dc4d59cb 100644
--- a/src/header/common/date.rs
+++ b/src/header/common/date.rs
@@ -69,3 +69,7 @@ impl FromStr for Date {
     }
 }
 
+bench_header!(imf_fixdate, Date, { vec![b"Sun, 07 Nov 1994 08:48:37 GMT".to_vec()] })
+bench_header!(rfc_850, Date, { vec![b"Sunday, 06-Nov-94 08:49:37 GMT".to_vec()] })
+bench_header!(asctime, Date, { vec![b"Sun Nov  6 08:49:37 1994".to_vec()] })
+
diff --git a/src/header/common/host.rs b/src/header/common/host.rs
index 5b40a9e4..f4753996 100644
--- a/src/header/common/host.rs
+++ b/src/header/common/host.rs
@@ -94,3 +94,6 @@ mod tests {
         }));
     }
 }
+
+bench_header!(bench, Host, { vec![b"foo.com:3000".to_vec()] })
+
diff --git a/src/header/common/location.rs b/src/header/common/location.rs
index 8864353b..e266e607 100644
--- a/src/header/common/location.rs
+++ b/src/header/common/location.rs
@@ -33,3 +33,5 @@ impl HeaderFormat for Location {
     }
 }
 
+bench_header!(bench, Location, { vec![b"http://foo.com/hello:3000".to_vec()] })
+
diff --git a/src/header/common/mod.rs b/src/header/common/mod.rs
index 0120a776..c7013954 100644
--- a/src/header/common/mod.rs
+++ b/src/header/common/mod.rs
@@ -25,8 +25,47 @@ use std::fmt::{mod, Show};
 use std::from_str::FromStr;
 use std::str::from_utf8;
 
+macro_rules! bench_header(
+    ($name:ident, $ty:ty, $value:expr) => {
+        #[cfg(test)]
+        mod $name {
+            use test::Bencher;
+            use std::fmt::{mod, Show};
+
+            use super::*;
+
+            use header::{Header, HeaderFormat};
+
+            struct HeaderFormatter($ty);
+
+            impl Show for HeaderFormatter {
+                fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+                    self.0.fmt_header(f)
+                }
+            }
+
+            #[bench]
+            fn bench_parse(b: &mut Bencher) {
+                let val = $value;
+                b.iter(|| {
+                    let _: $ty= Header::parse_header(val[]).unwrap();
+                });
+            }
+
+            #[bench]
+            fn bench_format(b: &mut Bencher) {
+                let val = HeaderFormatter(Header::parse_header($value[]).unwrap());
+                b.iter(|| {
+                    format!("{}", val);
+                });
+            }
+        }
+    }
+)
+
 /// Exposes the Accept header.
 pub mod accept;
+
 /// Exposes the Authorization header.
 pub mod authorization;
 
diff --git a/src/header/common/server.rs b/src/header/common/server.rs
index f48cbb0b..7e6420c9 100644
--- a/src/header/common/server.rs
+++ b/src/header/common/server.rs
@@ -25,3 +25,5 @@ impl HeaderFormat for Server {
     }
 }
 
+bench_header!(bench, Server, { vec![b"Some String".to_vec()] })
+
diff --git a/src/header/common/transfer_encoding.rs b/src/header/common/transfer_encoding.rs
index edce4fd2..6f86963a 100644
--- a/src/header/common/transfer_encoding.rs
+++ b/src/header/common/transfer_encoding.rs
@@ -84,3 +84,6 @@ impl HeaderFormat for TransferEncoding {
     }
 }
 
+bench_header!(normal, TransferEncoding, { vec![b"chunked, gzip".to_vec()] })
+bench_header!(ext, TransferEncoding, { vec![b"ext".to_vec()] })
+
diff --git a/src/header/common/upgrade.rs b/src/header/common/upgrade.rs
index 26c754b0..b64fc9a6 100644
--- a/src/header/common/upgrade.rs
+++ b/src/header/common/upgrade.rs
@@ -51,3 +51,5 @@ impl HeaderFormat for Upgrade {
     }
 }
 
+bench_header!(bench, Upgrade, { vec![b"HTTP/2.0, RTA/x11, websocket".to_vec()] })
+
diff --git a/src/header/common/user_agent.rs b/src/header/common/user_agent.rs
index a4cd8d6c..225de119 100644
--- a/src/header/common/user_agent.rs
+++ b/src/header/common/user_agent.rs
@@ -25,3 +25,5 @@ impl HeaderFormat for UserAgent {
     }
 }
 
+bench_header!(bench, UserAgent, { vec![b"cargo bench".to_vec()] })
+