diff --git a/metadata/metadata_test.go b/metadata/metadata_test.go
index 57763cd6a973..9277f2d6c84f 100644
--- a/metadata/metadata_test.go
+++ b/metadata/metadata_test.go
@@ -335,3 +335,21 @@ func BenchmarkFromOutgoingContext(b *testing.B) {
 		FromOutgoingContext(ctx)
 	}
 }
+
+func BenchmarkFromIncomingContext(b *testing.B) {
+	md := Pairs("X-My-Header-1", "42")
+	ctx := NewIncomingContext(context.Background(), md)
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
+		FromIncomingContext(ctx)
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkValueFromIncomingContext(b *testing.B) {
+	md := Pairs("X-My-Header-1", "42")
+	ctx := NewIncomingContext(context.Background(), md)
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
+		ValueFromIncomingContext(ctx, "x-my-header-1")
+	}
+}