diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/perf/BUILD.bazel b/packages/core/test/render3/perf/BUILD.bazel
index 0b248d0810..3369880398 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/perf/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/perf/BUILD.bazel
@@ -34,6 +34,19 @@ ng_benchmark(
     bundle = ":class_binding_lib",
 )
 
+ng_rollup_bundle(
+    name = "directive_inputs_lib",
+    entry_point = ":directive_inputs/index.ts",
+    deps = [
+        ":perf_lib",
+    ],
+)
+
+ng_benchmark(
+    name = "directive_inputs",
+    bundle = ":directive_inputs_lib",
+)
+
 ng_rollup_bundle(
     name = "directive_instantiate_lib",
     entry_point = ":directive_instantiate/index.ts",
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/perf/directive_inputs/index.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/perf/directive_inputs/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1898e6fef5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/perf/directive_inputs/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/**
+ * @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 {ɵɵadvance, ɵɵdefineDirective, ɵɵelement, ɵɵproperty} from '../../../../src/render3/index';
+import {refreshView} from '../../../../src/render3/instructions/shared';
+import {RenderFlags} from '../../../../src/render3/interfaces/definition';
+import {TVIEW} from '../../../../src/render3/interfaces/view';
+import {createBenchmark} from '../micro_bench';
+import {setupRootViewWithEmbeddedViews} from '../setup';
+
+class TestDirective {
+  // @Input() foo  = 0;
+  foo: number = 0;
+  // @Input('bar') barPrivate = 0;
+  barPrivate: number = 0;
+  static ɵfac = () => new TestDirective();
+  static ɵdir = ɵɵdefineDirective({
+    type: TestDirective,
+    selectors: [['', 'dir', '']],
+    inputs: {foo: 'foo', barPrivate: ['bar', 'barPrivate']}
+  });
+}
+
+`<ng-template>
+  <div dir [foo]="counter" [bar]="counter"></div>
+  <div dir [foo]="counter" [bar]="counter"></div>
+  <div dir [foo]="counter" [bar]="counter"></div>
+</ng-template>`;
+function testTemplate(rf: RenderFlags, ctx: any) {
+  if (rf & 1) {
+    ɵɵelement(0, 'div', 0);
+    ɵɵelement(1, 'div', 0);
+    ɵɵelement(2, 'div', 0);
+  }
+  if (rf & 2) {
+    ɵɵproperty('foo', ctx.counter)('bar', ctx.counter);
+    ɵɵadvance(1);
+    ɵɵproperty('foo', ctx.counter)('bar', ctx.counter);
+    ɵɵadvance(1);
+    ɵɵproperty('foo', ctx.counter)('bar', ctx.counter);
+  }
+}
+
+const ctx = {
+  counter: 0
+};
+
+const rootLView = setupRootViewWithEmbeddedViews(
+    testTemplate, 3, 6, 1000, ctx, [['dir', '', 3, 'foo', 'bar']], [TestDirective.ɵdir]);
+const rootTView = rootLView[TVIEW];
+
+
+// scenario to benchmark
+const directiveInputs = createBenchmark('directive inputs');
+const updateTime = directiveInputs('update');
+
+console.profile('directive_inputs');
+while (updateTime()) {
+  ctx.counter++;
+  refreshView(rootLView, rootTView, null, null);
+}
+console.profileEnd();
+
+// report results
+directiveInputs.report();