diff --git a/bin/doom b/bin/doom
index 266ad5534..70cfbfdfa 100755
--- a/bin/doom
+++ b/bin/doom
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ SEE ALSO:
      (emacsdir ("--emacsdir" dir) "Use Doom install living in `DIR' (e.g. ~/.emacs.d)")
      (pager    ("--pager" cmd)    "Pager command to use for large output")
      (profile  ("--profile" name) "Use profile named NAME")
+     (bench?   ("--benchmark")    "Always display the benchmark")
      &flags
      (color?   ("--color") "Whether or not to show ANSI color codes")
      &multiple
@@ -191,6 +192,8 @@ SEE ALSO:
     Warning: files loaded this way load too late to define new commands. To
     define commands, do so from `$DOOMDIR'/cli.el, `$DOOMDIR'/init.el, or a
     .doomrc file in the current project tree."
+  (when bench?
+    (setq doom-cli-benchmark-threshold 'always))
   (when color?
     (setq doom-print-backend (if (eq color? :yes) 'ansi)))
   (when pager
diff --git a/lisp/doom-cli-lib.el b/lisp/doom-cli-lib.el
index 7b6b1b9dc..eabca5043 100644
--- a/lisp/doom-cli-lib.el
+++ b/lisp/doom-cli-lib.el
@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@ Must have two arguments, one for session id and the other for log type.")
   "How much execution time (in seconds) before benchmark is shown.
 
 If set to nil, only display benchmark if a CLI explicitly requested with a
-non-nil :benchmark property.")
+non-nil :benchmark property.
+If set to `always', show the benchmark no matter what.")
 
 (defvar doom-cli--context nil)
 (defvar doom-cli--exit-code 255)
@@ -1065,6 +1066,7 @@ shown."
               (standard-output (doom-rpartial #'doom-cli--output context)))
     (when (and (/= doom-cli--exit-code 254)
                (or (eq (doom-cli-prop cli :benchmark) t)
+                   (eq doom-cli-benchmark-threshold 'always)
                    (and (eq (doom-cli-prop cli :benchmark :null) :null)
                         (not (doom-cli-context-pipe-p context 'out t))
                         (> duration (or doom-cli-benchmark-threshold