diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_config_internal.h b/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_config_internal.h
index e4f8d6d6d76..c5f717ffd3b 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_config_internal.h
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/include/odp_config_internal.h
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ extern "C" {
  */
 #define CONFIG_TIMER_128BIT_ATOMICS 1
 
+/* Enable timer scan performance benchmark. This works with inline enabled. */
+#define CONFIG_TIMER_PROFILE_INLINE 0
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/odp_system_info.c b/platform/linux-generic/odp_system_info.c
index 6281bee7507..bb0eaa9b194 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/odp_system_info.c
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/odp_system_info.c
@@ -611,5 +611,6 @@ void odp_sys_config_print(void)
 	_ODP_PRINT("CONFIG_POOL_MAX_NUM:         %i\n", CONFIG_POOL_MAX_NUM);
 	_ODP_PRINT("CONFIG_POOL_CACHE_MAX_SIZE:  %i\n", CONFIG_POOL_CACHE_MAX_SIZE);
 	_ODP_PRINT("CONFIG_TIMER_128BIT_ATOMICS: %i\n", CONFIG_TIMER_128BIT_ATOMICS);
+	_ODP_PRINT("CONFIG_TIMER_PROFILE_INLINE: %i\n", CONFIG_TIMER_PROFILE_INLINE);
 	_ODP_PRINT("\n");
 }
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/odp_timer.c b/platform/linux-generic/odp_timer.c
index 8219c59a2f7..dbfbc7abae8 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/odp_timer.c
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/odp_timer.c
@@ -235,6 +235,10 @@ typedef struct timer_local_t {
 	odp_time_t last_run;
 	int        run_cnt;
 	uint8_t    poll_shared;
+#if CONFIG_TIMER_PROFILE_INLINE
+	uint64_t   prof_nsec;
+	uint64_t   prof_rounds;
+#endif
 
 } timer_local_t;
 
@@ -872,7 +876,17 @@ void _odp_timer_run_inline(int dec)
 	}
 
 	/* Check the timer pools. */
+#if CONFIG_TIMER_PROFILE_INLINE
+	odp_time_t t1 = odp_time_local_strict();
+
+	timer_pool_scan_inline(num, now);
+	odp_time_t t2 = odp_time_local_strict();
+
+	timer_local.prof_nsec += odp_time_diff_ns(t2, t1);
+	timer_local.prof_rounds++;
+#else
 	timer_pool_scan_inline(num, now);
+#endif
 }
 
 /******************************************************************************
@@ -2119,6 +2133,10 @@ int _odp_timer_init_local(void)
 	timer_local.last_run = odp_time_global_from_ns(0);
 	timer_local.run_cnt = 1;
 	timer_local.poll_shared = 0;
+#if CONFIG_TIMER_PROFILE_INLINE
+	timer_local.prof_nsec = 0;
+	timer_local.prof_rounds = 0;
+#endif
 
 	/* Timer feature disabled */
 	if (timer_global == NULL)
@@ -2140,5 +2158,18 @@ int _odp_timer_init_local(void)
 
 int _odp_timer_term_local(void)
 {
+#if CONFIG_TIMER_PROFILE_INLINE
+	if (timer_local.prof_rounds) {
+		int thr = odp_thread_id();
+
+		odp_ticketlock_lock(&timer_global->lock);
+		_ODP_PRINT("Inline timer profiling for thread %i:\n", thr);
+		_ODP_PRINT("  scan rounds:   %" PRIu64 "\n", timer_local.prof_rounds);
+		_ODP_PRINT("  ave scan nsec: %.1f\n",
+			   (double)timer_local.prof_nsec / timer_local.prof_rounds);
+		odp_ticketlock_unlock(&timer_global->lock);
+	}
+#endif
+
 	return 0;
 }