diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/perf/BUILD.bazel b/packages/core/test/render3/perf/BUILD.bazel
index 9a3ec8a354..06e603af44 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/perf/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/perf/BUILD.bazel
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ ng_rollup_bundle(
     ],
 )
 
+ng_rollup_bundle(
+    name = "listeners",
+    entry_point = ":listeners/index.ts",
+    deps = [
+        ":perf_lib",
+    ],
+)
+
 ng_rollup_bundle(
     name = "noop_change_detection",
     entry_point = ":noop_change_detection/index.ts",
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/perf/listeners/index.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/perf/listeners/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6c81b84206
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/perf/listeners/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+import {ɵɵelementEnd, ɵɵelementStart} from '../../../../src/render3/instructions/element';
+import {ɵɵlistener} from '../../../../src/render3/instructions/listener';
+import {createTNode, createTView} from '../../../../src/render3/instructions/shared';
+import {RenderFlags} from '../../../../src/render3/interfaces/definition';
+import {TNodeType, TViewNode} from '../../../../src/render3/interfaces/node';
+import {resetComponentState} from '../../../../src/render3/state';
+import {createBenchmark} from '../micro_bench';
+import {createAndRenderLView} from '../setup';
+
+`
+<div>
+  <button (click)="clickListener()" (input)="inputListener()"></button>
+  <button (click)="clickListener()" (input)="inputListener()"></button>
+  <button (click)="clickListener()" (input)="inputListener()"></button>
+  <button (click)="clickListener()" (input)="inputListener()"></button>
+  <button (click)="clickListener()" (input)="inputListener()"></button>
+  <button (click)="clickListener()" (input)="inputListener()"></button>
+  <button (click)="clickListener()" (input)="inputListener()"></button>
+  <button (click)="clickListener()" (input)="inputListener()"></button>
+  <button (click)="clickListener()" (input)="inputListener()"></button>
+  <button (click)="clickListener()" (input)="inputListener()"></button>
+</div>
+`;
+const _c0 = [3, 'click', 'input'];
+function testTemplate(rf: RenderFlags, ctx: any) {
+  if (rf & 1) {
+    ɵɵelementStart(0, 'div');
+    ɵɵelementStart(1, 'button', _c0);
+    ɵɵlistener('click', function clickListener() {});
+    ɵɵlistener('input', function inputListener() {});
+    ɵɵelementEnd();
+    ɵɵelementStart(2, 'button', _c0);
+    ɵɵlistener('click', function clickListener() {});
+    ɵɵlistener('input', function inputListener() {});
+    ɵɵelementEnd();
+    ɵɵelementStart(3, 'button', _c0);
+    ɵɵlistener('click', function clickListener() {});
+    ɵɵlistener('input', function inputListener() {});
+    ɵɵelementEnd();
+    ɵɵelementStart(4, 'button', _c0);
+    ɵɵlistener('click', function clickListener() {});
+    ɵɵlistener('input', function inputListener() {});
+    ɵɵelementEnd();
+    ɵɵelementStart(5, 'button', _c0);
+    ɵɵlistener('click', function clickListener() {});
+    ɵɵlistener('input', function inputListener() {});
+    ɵɵelementEnd();
+    ɵɵelementStart(6, 'button', _c0);
+    ɵɵlistener('click', function clickListener() {});
+    ɵɵlistener('input', function inputListener() {});
+    ɵɵelementEnd();
+    ɵɵelementStart(7, 'button', _c0);
+    ɵɵlistener('click', function clickListener() {});
+    ɵɵlistener('input', function inputListener() {});
+    ɵɵelementEnd();
+    ɵɵelementStart(8, 'button', _c0);
+    ɵɵlistener('click', function clickListener() {});
+    ɵɵlistener('input', function inputListener() {});
+    ɵɵelementEnd();
+    ɵɵelementStart(9, 'button', _c0);
+    ɵɵlistener('click', function clickListener() {});
+    ɵɵlistener('input', function inputListener() {});
+    ɵɵelementEnd();
+    ɵɵelementStart(10, 'button', _c0);
+    ɵɵlistener('click', function clickListener() {});
+    ɵɵlistener('input', function inputListener() {});
+    ɵɵelementEnd();
+    ɵɵelementEnd();
+  }
+}
+
+const viewTNode = createTNode(null !, null, TNodeType.View, -1, null, null) as TViewNode;
+const embeddedTView = createTView(-1, testTemplate, 11, 0, null, null, null, null);
+
+// initialize global state
+resetComponentState();
+
+// create view once so we don't profile first template pass
+createAndRenderLView(null, embeddedTView, viewTNode);
+
+const listenersCreate = createBenchmark('listeners create', 500000, 20);
+const createTime = listenersCreate('create');
+
+// profile create views (run templates in creation mode)
+console.profile('create listeners');
+while (createTime.run()) {
+  while (createTime()) {
+    createAndRenderLView(null, embeddedTView, viewTNode);
+  }
+}
+console.profileEnd();
+
+// report results
+listenersCreate.report();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/perf/noop_renderer.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/perf/noop_renderer.ts
index 90fe67e9b1..e9c6c589bb 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/perf/noop_renderer.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/perf/noop_renderer.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export class NoopRenderer implements ProceduralRenderer3 {
   listen(
       target: RNode|'document'|'window'|'body', eventName: string,
       callback: (event: any) => boolean | void): () => void {
-    throw new Error('Method not implemented.');
+    return () => {};
   }
 }