diff --git a/src/backend/common/Workers.cpp b/src/backend/common/Workers.cpp
index 08743ab3..3b56e5fe 100644
--- a/src/backend/common/Workers.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/common/Workers.cpp
@@ -241,7 +241,9 @@ bool xmrig::Workers<T>::tick(uint64_t)
 
             const char* color = checkData ? ((benchData == checkData) ? GREEN_BOLD_S : RED_BOLD_S) : BLACK_BOLD_S;
 
-            LOG_INFO("%s Benchmark finished in %.3f seconds, hash sum = %s%016" PRIX64 CLEAR, Tags::miner(), dt, color, benchData);
+            LOG_INFO("%s " WHITE_BOLD("benchmark finished in ") CYAN_BOLD("%.3f seconds") WHITE_BOLD_S " hash sum = " CLEAR "%s%016" PRIX64 CLEAR,
+                     Tags::bench(), dt, color, benchData);
+
             return false;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/base/io/log/Log.h b/src/base/io/log/Log.h
index bbe9f560..73d4e53f 100644
--- a/src/base/io/log/Log.h
+++ b/src/base/io/log/Log.h
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ private:
 #define WHITE_S             CSI "0;37m" // another name for LT.GRAY
 #define WHITE_BOLD_S        CSI "1;37m" // actually white
 
+#define RED_BG_BOLD_S       CSI "41;1m"
 #define GREEN_BG_BOLD_S     CSI "42;1m"
 #define YELLOW_BG_BOLD_S    CSI "43;1m"
 #define BLUE_BG_S           CSI "44m"
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ private:
 #define WHITE(x)            WHITE_S x CLEAR
 #define WHITE_BOLD(x)       WHITE_BOLD_S x CLEAR
 
+#define RED_BG_BOLD(x)      RED_BG_BOLD_S x CLEAR
 #define GREEN_BG_BOLD(x)    GREEN_BG_BOLD_S x CLEAR
 #define YELLOW_BG_BOLD(x)   YELLOW_BG_BOLD_S x CLEAR
 #define BLUE_BG(x)          BLUE_BG_S x CLEAR
diff --git a/src/base/io/log/Tags.cpp b/src/base/io/log/Tags.cpp
index af36b0ba..77d53078 100644
--- a/src/base/io/log/Tags.cpp
+++ b/src/base/io/log/Tags.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,16 @@ const char *xmrig::Tags::randomx()
     return tag;
 }
 #endif
+
+
+#ifdef XMRIG_FEATURE_BENCHMARK
+const char *xmrig::Tags::bench()
+{
+    static const char *tag = RED_BG_BOLD(WHITE_BOLD_S " bench   ");
+
+    return tag;
+}
+#endif
 #endif
 
 
diff --git a/src/base/io/log/Tags.h b/src/base/io/log/Tags.h
index 072d7d41..9f690ef2 100644
--- a/src/base/io/log/Tags.h
+++ b/src/base/io/log/Tags.h
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ public:
 #   ifdef XMRIG_ALGO_RANDOMX
     static const char *randomx();
 #   endif
+#   ifdef XMRIG_FEATURE_BENCHMARK
+    static const char *bench();
+#   endif
 #   endif
 
 #   ifdef XMRIG_PROXY_PROJECT
diff --git a/src/net/Network.cpp b/src/net/Network.cpp
index 0bb741d4..d22e793f 100644
--- a/src/net/Network.cpp
+++ b/src/net/Network.cpp
@@ -124,9 +124,23 @@ void xmrig::Network::onActive(IStrategy *strategy, IClient *client)
         return;
     }
 
+    const auto &pool = client->pool();
+
+#   ifdef XMRIG_FEATURE_BENCHMARK
+    if (pool.mode() == Pool::MODE_BENCHMARK) {
+        LOG_NOTICE("%s " MAGENTA_BOLD("start benchmark ") "hashes " CYAN_BOLD("%" PRIu64 "M") " algo " WHITE_BOLD("%s") " print_time " CYAN_BOLD("%us"),
+                   Tags::bench(),
+                   pool.benchSize() / 1000000,
+                   client->job().algorithm().shortName(),
+                   m_controller->config()->printTime());
+
+        return;
+    }
+#   endif
+
     const char *tlsVersion = client->tlsVersion();
     LOG_INFO("%s " WHITE_BOLD("use %s ") CYAN_BOLD("%s:%d ") GREEN_BOLD("%s") " " BLACK_BOLD("%s"),
-             Tags::network(), client->mode(), client->pool().host().data(), client->pool().port(), tlsVersion ? tlsVersion : "", client->ip().data());
+             Tags::network(), client->mode(), pool.host().data(), pool.port(), tlsVersion ? tlsVersion : "", client->ip().data());
 
     const char *fingerprint = client->tlsFingerprint();
     if (fingerprint != nullptr) {
@@ -255,13 +269,18 @@ void xmrig::Network::setJob(IClient *client, const Job &job, bool donate)
     uint64_t diff     = job.diff();;
     const char *scale = NetworkState::scaleDiff(diff);
 
-    if (job.height()) {
-        LOG_INFO("%s " MAGENTA_BOLD("new job") " from " WHITE_BOLD("%s:%d") " diff " WHITE_BOLD("%" PRIu64 "%s") " algo " WHITE_BOLD("%s") " height " WHITE_BOLD("%" PRIu64),
-                 Tags::network(), client->pool().host().data(), client->pool().port(), diff, scale, job.algorithm().shortName(), job.height());
-    }
-    else {
-        LOG_INFO("%s " MAGENTA_BOLD("new job") " from " WHITE_BOLD("%s:%d") " diff " WHITE_BOLD("%" PRIu64 "%s") " algo " WHITE_BOLD("%s"),
-                 Tags::network(), client->pool().host().data(), client->pool().port(), diff, scale, job.algorithm().shortName());
+#   ifdef XMRIG_FEATURE_BENCHMARK
+    if (!job.bench())
+#   endif
+    {
+        if (job.height()) {
+            LOG_INFO("%s " MAGENTA_BOLD("new job") " from " WHITE_BOLD("%s:%d") " diff " WHITE_BOLD("%" PRIu64 "%s") " algo " WHITE_BOLD("%s") " height " WHITE_BOLD("%" PRIu64),
+                     Tags::network(), client->pool().host().data(), client->pool().port(), diff, scale, job.algorithm().shortName(), job.height());
+        }
+        else {
+            LOG_INFO("%s " MAGENTA_BOLD("new job") " from " WHITE_BOLD("%s:%d") " diff " WHITE_BOLD("%" PRIu64 "%s") " algo " WHITE_BOLD("%s"),
+                     Tags::network(), client->pool().host().data(), client->pool().port(), diff, scale, job.algorithm().shortName());
+        }
     }
 
     if (!donate && m_donate) {