diff --git a/sdk/metric/benchmark_test.go b/sdk/metric/benchmark_test.go
index 5464b80a94c..ff05792b1b1 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/benchmark_test.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/benchmark_test.go
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ func (f *benchFixture) iCounter(name string) syncint64.Counter {
 	}
 	return ctr
 }
+
 func (f *benchFixture) fCounter(name string) syncfloat64.Counter {
 	ctr, err := f.meter.SyncFloat64().Counter(name)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -73,6 +74,23 @@ func (f *benchFixture) fCounter(name string) syncfloat64.Counter {
 	}
 	return ctr
 }
+
+func (f *benchFixture) iUpDownCounter(name string) syncint64.UpDownCounter {
+	ctr, err := f.meter.SyncInt64().UpDownCounter(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		f.B.Error(err)
+	}
+	return ctr
+}
+
+func (f *benchFixture) fUpDownCounter(name string) syncfloat64.UpDownCounter {
+	ctr, err := f.meter.SyncFloat64().UpDownCounter(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		f.B.Error(err)
+	}
+	return ctr
+}
+
 func (f *benchFixture) iHistogram(name string) syncint64.Histogram {
 	ctr, err := f.meter.SyncInt64().Histogram(name)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -80,6 +98,7 @@ func (f *benchFixture) iHistogram(name string) syncint64.Histogram {
 	}
 	return ctr
 }
+
 func (f *benchFixture) fHistogram(name string) syncfloat64.Histogram {
 	ctr, err := f.meter.SyncFloat64().Histogram(name)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -228,6 +247,34 @@ func BenchmarkFloat64CounterAdd(b *testing.B) {
 	}
 }
 
+// UpDownCounter
+
+func BenchmarkInt64UpDownCounterAdd(b *testing.B) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	fix := newFixture(b)
+	labs := makeAttrs(1)
+	cnt := fix.iUpDownCounter("int64.sum")
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		cnt.Add(ctx, 1, labs...)
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkFloat64UpDownCounterAdd(b *testing.B) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	fix := newFixture(b)
+	labs := makeAttrs(1)
+	cnt := fix.fUpDownCounter("float64.sum")
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		cnt.Add(ctx, 1.1, labs...)
+	}
+}
+
 // LastValue
 
 func BenchmarkInt64LastValueAdd(b *testing.B) {