diff --git a/miden-lib/asm/kernels/transaction/main.masm b/miden-lib/asm/kernels/transaction/main.masm
index 7f228e8df..515c22807 100644
--- a/miden-lib/asm/kernels/transaction/main.masm
+++ b/miden-lib/asm/kernels/transaction/main.masm
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ proc.main.1
     # Prologue
     # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    push.0 drop
+    emit.131077
+
     # execute the transaction prologue
     exec.prologue::prepare_transaction
     # => []
@@ -71,6 +74,9 @@ proc.main.1
     # Note Processing
     # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    push.0 drop
+    emit.131077
+
     # get the total number of consumed notes
     exec.memory::get_total_num_consumed_notes
     # => [num_consumed_notes]
@@ -112,6 +118,9 @@ proc.main.1
     # Transaction Script Processing
     # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    push.0 drop
+    emit.131077
+
     # execute the transaction script
     exec.memory::get_tx_script_root
     # => [TX_SCRIPT_ROOT]
@@ -136,6 +145,9 @@ proc.main.1
     # Epilogue
     # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    push.0 drop
+    emit.131077
+
     # execute the transaction epilogue
     exec.epilogue::finalize_transaction
     # => [TX_SCRIPT_ROOT, CREATED_NOTES_COMMITMENT, FINAL_ACCOUNT_HASH]
diff --git a/miden-lib/src/transaction/events.rs b/miden-lib/src/transaction/events.rs
index be4bc9d84..a615885f7 100644
--- a/miden-lib/src/transaction/events.rs
+++ b/miden-lib/src/transaction/events.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ pub enum TransactionEvent {
     AccountStorageSetItem = 0x2_0002,     // 131074
     AccountIncrementNonce = 0x2_0003,     // 131075
     AccountPushProcedureIndex = 0x2_0004, // 131076
+    AccountBenchData = 0x2_0005,          // 131077
 }
 
 impl TransactionEvent {
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ impl TryFrom<u32> for TransactionEvent {
             0x2_0002 => Ok(TransactionEvent::AccountStorageSetItem),
             0x2_0003 => Ok(TransactionEvent::AccountIncrementNonce),
             0x2_0004 => Ok(TransactionEvent::AccountPushProcedureIndex),
+            0x2_0005 => Ok(TransactionEvent::AccountBenchData),
             _ => Err(TransactionEventParsingError::InvalidTransactionEvent(value)),
         }
     }
diff --git a/miden-tx/src/host/mod.rs b/miden-tx/src/host/mod.rs
index 60f72fa74..273271d56 100644
--- a/miden-tx/src/host/mod.rs
+++ b/miden-tx/src/host/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use alloc::{collections::BTreeMap, string::ToString};
+use std::println;
 
 use miden_lib::transaction::{TransactionEvent, TransactionKernelError};
 use miden_objects::{
@@ -61,6 +62,14 @@ impl<A: AdviceProvider> TransactionHost<A> {
             .expect("failed to push value onto advice stack");
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    fn on_account_print_cycle_data<S: ProcessState>(
+        &self,
+        process: &S,
+    ) -> Result<(), TransactionKernelError> {
+        println!("Event emitted at step {} in context {}", process.clk(), process.ctx(),);
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
 
 impl<A: AdviceProvider> Host for TransactionHost<A> {
@@ -101,6 +110,7 @@ impl<A: AdviceProvider> Host for TransactionHost<A> {
             AccountStorageSetItem => self.on_account_storage_set_item(process),
             AccountIncrementNonce => self.on_account_increment_nonce(process),
             AccountPushProcedureIndex => self.on_account_push_procedure_index(process),
+            AccountBenchData => self.on_account_print_cycle_data(process),
         }
         .map_err(|err| ExecutionError::EventError(err.to_string()))?;
 
diff --git a/miden-tx/src/tests.rs b/miden-tx/src/tests.rs
index 3598eb639..a6e12aa7b 100644
--- a/miden-tx/src/tests.rs
+++ b/miden-tx/src/tests.rs
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ fn test_tx_script() {
 // ================================================================================================
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
-struct MockDataStore {
+pub struct MockDataStore {
     pub account: Account,
     pub block_header: BlockHeader,
     pub block_chain: ChainMmr,
diff --git a/miden-tx/tests/integration/bench/mod.rs b/miden-tx/tests/integration/bench/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62e4a01ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/miden-tx/tests/integration/bench/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+mod tx_benchmark;
diff --git a/miden-tx/tests/integration/bench/tx_benchmark.rs b/miden-tx/tests/integration/bench/tx_benchmark.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b41c1e8ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/miden-tx/tests/integration/bench/tx_benchmark.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+use crate::MockDataStore;
+use miden_tx::TransactionExecutor;
+
+#[test]
+fn benchmark_default_tx() {
+    let data_store = MockDataStore::default();
+    let mut executor = TransactionExecutor::new(data_store.clone());
+
+    let account_id = data_store.account.id();
+    executor.load_account(account_id).unwrap();
+
+    let block_ref = data_store.block_header.block_num();
+    let note_ids = data_store.notes.iter().map(|note| note.id()).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+    executor.execute_transaction(account_id, block_ref, &note_ids, None).unwrap();
+}
diff --git a/miden-tx/tests/integration/main.rs b/miden-tx/tests/integration/main.rs
index 65c8036ab..e6cf8b2eb 100644
--- a/miden-tx/tests/integration/main.rs
+++ b/miden-tx/tests/integration/main.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+mod bench;
 mod scripts;
 mod wallet;