diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 68391c8a1..542a5d659 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     "powerwash:ts": "rm packages/*/*.js & rm packages/*/*.js.map & rm packages/*/*.d.ts & rm packages/*/.tsbuildinfo",
     "powerwash:styling": "rm packages/*/src/*-css.ts",
     "powerwash:bench": "rm -rf test/lib & rm test/.tsbuildinfo*",
-    "powerwash": "npm run powerwash:ts & npm run powerwash:styling * npm run powerwash:bench && rm -rf node_modules",
+    "powerwash": "npm run powerwash:ts & npm run powerwash:styling & npm run powerwash:bench && rm -rf node_modules",
     "watch": "npm run build && node scripts/watcher.js",
     "watch:tests": "tsc --build test/tsconfig.json -w & tsc --build test/tsconfig-node.json -w"
   },
diff --git a/test/src/benchmark/list-item/basic.ts b/test/src/benchmark/list-item/basic.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb659e255
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/src/benchmark/list-item/basic.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2020 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+import '@material/mwc-list/mwc-list-item';
+
+import {html} from 'lit-html';
+
+import {measureFixtureCreation} from '../../util/helpers';
+
+measureFixtureCreation(
+    html`<mwc-list-item selected activated>Apple</mwc-list-item>`, {
+      numRenders: 100,
+    });
diff --git a/test/src/benchmark/list/basic.ts b/test/src/benchmark/list/basic.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b65290da2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/src/benchmark/list/basic.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2020 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+import '@material/mwc-list';
+import '@material/mwc-list/mwc-list-item';
+
+import {List} from '@material/mwc-list';
+import {ListItem} from '@material/mwc-list/mwc-list-item';
+import {html} from 'lit-html';
+
+import {measureFixtureCreation} from '../../util/helpers';
+
+const renderCheck = async (root: ShadowRoot) => {
+  const list = root.firstElementChild as List;
+  const lastItem = list.lastElementChild as ListItem;
+
+  await lastItem.updateComplete;
+  await list.updateComplete;
+};
+
+measureFixtureCreation(
+    html`
+  <mwc-list activatable multi>
+    <mwc-list-item></mwc-list-item>
+    <mwc-list-item selected activated>Apple</mwc-list-item>
+    <mwc-list-item>Banana</mwc-list-item>
+    <mwc-list-item selected activated>Cucumber</mwc-list-item>
+  </mwc-list>`,
+    {renderCheck});