diff --git a/tests/performance/benchmark_aggregator.py b/tests/performance/benchmark_aggregator.py
index dd25ba9f01..d20d8b11c6 100644
--- a/tests/performance/benchmark_aggregator.py
+++ b/tests/performance/benchmark_aggregator.py
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """
 Performance tests for the agent/dogstatsd metrics aggregator.
 """
-
-
 from aggregator import MetricsAggregator, MetricsBucketAggregator
 
 
-
-
 class TestAggregatorPerf(object):
 
     FLUSH_COUNT = 10
@@ -54,8 +51,63 @@ def test_checksd_aggregation_perf(self):
                     ma.set('set.%s' % j, float(i))
             ma.flush()
 
+    def create_event_packet(self, title, text):
+        p = "_e{{{title_len},{text_len}}}:{title}|{text}".format(
+                title_len=len(title),
+                text_len=len(text),
+                title=title,
+                text=text
+            )
+        return p
+
+
+    def test_dogstatsd_utf8_events(self):
+        ma = MetricsBucketAggregator('my.host')
+
+        for _ in xrange(self.FLUSH_COUNT):
+            for i in xrange(self.LOOPS_PER_FLUSH):
+                for j in xrange(self.METRIC_COUNT):
+
+                    ma.submit_packets(self.create_event_packet(
+                        'Τη γλώσσα μου έδωσαν ελληνική',
+                        """τὸ σπίτι φτωχικὸ στὶς ἀμμουδιὲς τοῦ Ὁμήρου. Μονάχη ἔγνοια ἡ γλῶσσα μου στὶς ἀμμουδιὲς τοῦ Ὁμήρου. ἀπὸ τὸ Ἄξιον ἐστί τοῦ Ὀδυσσέα Ἐλύτη"""
+                    ))
+                    ma.submit_packets(self.create_event_packet(
+                        'ვეპხის ტყაოსანი შოთა რუსთაველი',
+                        """ღმერთსი შემვედრე, ნუთუ კვლა დამხსნას სოფლისა შრომასა, ცეცხლს, წყალსა და მიწასა, ჰაერთა თანა მრომასა; მომცნეს ფრთენი და აღვფრინდე, მივჰხვდე მას ჩემსა ნდომასა, დღისით და ღამით ვჰხედვიდე მზისა ელვათა კრთომაასა.
+                        """
+                    ))
+                    ma.submit_packets(self.create_event_packet(
+                        'Traité sur la tolérance',
+                        """Ose supposer qu'un Ministre éclairé & magnanime, un Prélat humain & sage, un Prince qui sait que son intérêt consiste dans le grand nombre de ses Sujets, & sa gloire dans leur bonheur, daigne jetter les yeux sur cet Ecrit informe & défectueux; il y supplée par ses propres lumieres; il se dit à lui-même: Que risquerai-je à voir la terre cultivée & ornée par plus de mains laborieuses, les tributs augmentés, l'Etat plus florissant?"""
+                    ))
+
+            ma.flush()
+
+    def test_dogstatsd_ascii_events(self):
+        ma = MetricsBucketAggregator('my.host')
+
+        for _ in xrange(self.FLUSH_COUNT):
+            for i in xrange(self.LOOPS_PER_FLUSH):
+                for j in xrange(self.METRIC_COUNT):
+
+                    ma.submit_packets(self.create_event_packet(
+                        'asldkfj fdsaljfas dflksjafs fasdfkjaldsfkjasldf',
+                        """alkdjfa slfalskdfjas lkfdjaoisudhfalsdkjbfaksdhfbasjdk fa;sf ljda fsafksadfh alsdjfhaskjdfgahls d;fjasdlkfh9823udjs dlfhaspdf98as ufdaksjhfaisdhufalskdjfhas df"""
+                    ))
+                    ma.submit_packets(self.create_event_packet(
+                        'kdjfsofuousodifu982309rijdfsljsd  dfsdf sdf',
+                        """dflskjdfs8d9fsdfjs sldfjka ;dlfjapfoia jsdflakjsdfp 0adsfuolwejf wflsdjf lsdkjf0saoiufja dlfjasd of;lasdjf ;askdjf asodfhas lkmfbashudf asd,fasdfna s,dfjas lcjx vjaskdlfjals dfkjasdflk jasldfkj asldkfjas ldfkasjdf a"""
+                    ))
+                    ma.submit_packets(self.create_event_packet(
+                        'asdf askdjf asldfkjsad lfkajsdlfksajd fasdfsdfdf',
+                        """skdfjsld flskdjf alksdjfpasdofuapo sdfjalksdjf ;as.kjdf ;ljLKJL :KJL:KJ l;kdsjf ;lkj :Lkj FLDKFJ LSKFDJ ;LDFJ SLKDJF KSDLjf: Lfjldkj fLKDSJf lSKDjf ls;kdjf s;lkfjs L:KAJ :LFKJDL:DKjf L:SKjf;lKDJfl;SKJDf :LKSDj;lsdfj fsdljfsd ofisunafoialjsflmsdifjas;dlkfaj sdfkasjd flaksjdfnpmsao;difjkas dfnlaksdfa;sodljfas lfdjasdflmajsdlfknaf98wouanepr9qo3ud fadspuf oaisdufpoasid fj askdjn LKJH LKJHFL KJDHSF DSFLHSL JKDFHLSK DJFHLS KJDFHS"""
+                    ))
+
+            ma.flush()
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     t = TestAggregatorPerf()
-    t.test_dogstatsd_aggregation_perf()
+    #t.test_dogstatsd_aggregation_perf()
     #t.test_checksd_aggregation_perf()
+    t.test_dogstatsd_utf8_events()