diff --git a/bench/Makefile b/bench/Makefile
index 32fcc4c3..cb3259ba 100644
--- a/bench/Makefile
+++ b/bench/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ CXX=c++ -std=c++11
 CFLAGS=-O2 -march=native -Wall
 CPPFLAGS=-I..
 N=4
+BENCH_DEF=
 
 all: benchmark
 
@@ -198,17 +199,18 @@ bench-maxdict:
 
 ############################################################################
 
-# BSTRLIB shall poin to the BSTRLIB sources
+# BSTRLIB shall point to the BSTRLIB sources
+# LIBSRT shall point to the LIBSRT sources
 bench-string:
-	@if test -n "$${BSTRLIB}" ; then make bench-string-with ; else make bench-string-without ; fi
+	@if test -n "$${BSTRLIB}" ; then make bench-string-with BENCH_DEF="-DBENCH_CAN_USE_BSTRLIB -I ${BSTRLIB} $${BSTRLIB}/obj/bstrlib.o $${BSTRLIB}/obj/bstraux.o $${BSTRLIB}/obj/bstrwrap.o" ; else make bench-string-with ; fi
 
 bench-string-with:
-	$(CXX) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -I "$${BSTRLIB}" -DBENCH_CAN_USE_STL -DBENCH_CAN_USE_MSTARLIB -DBENCH_CAN_USE_BSTRLIB bench-string.cpp -o bench-string.exe $${BSTRLIB}/obj/bstrlib.o $${BSTRLIB}/obj/bstraux.o $${BSTRLIB}/obj/bstrwrap.o
+	@if test -n "$${LIBSRT}" ; then make bench-string-exe BENCH_DEF="$(BENCH_DEF) -DBENCH_CAN_USE_LIBSRT -I$${LIBSRT}/src $${LIBSRT}/libsrt.a" ; else make bench-string-exe BENCH_DEF="$(BENCH_DEF)"; fi
+
+bench-string-exe:
+	$(CXX) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -I "$${BSTRLIB}" -DBENCH_CAN_USE_STL -DBENCH_CAN_USE_MSTARLIB bench-string.cpp -o bench-string.exe $(BENCH_DEF)
 	@./bench-string.exe
 
-bench-string-without:
-	$(CXX) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -DBENCH_CAN_USE_STL -DBENCH_CAN_USE_MSTARLIB bench-string.cpp -o bench-string.exe
-	@./bench-string.exe
 
 ############################################################################
 
diff --git a/bench/bench-string.cpp b/bench/bench-string.cpp
index cd578b63..66dadd51 100644
--- a/bench/bench-string.cpp
+++ b/bench/bench-string.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@
 #include "bstraux.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef BENCH_CAN_USE_LIBSRT
+#include "sstring.h"
+#endif
+
 /*
  *  Benchmark based on the features tested by benchmark seen here:
  *  http://www.utilitycode.com/str/performance.aspx
@@ -272,6 +276,84 @@ int testCBS_replace (int count) {
 }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef BENCH_CAN_USE_LIBSRT
+int testSRT_emptyCtor (int count) {
+  int i, c = 0;
+  for (c=i=0; i < count; i++) {
+    ss_t *b = ss_alloc(0);
+    c += ss_size(b) ^i;
+    ss_free(&b);
+  }
+  return c;
+}
+
+int testSRT_nonemptyCtor (int count) {
+  int i, c = 0;
+  for (c=i=0; i < count; i++) {
+    ss_t *b = ss_dup_c(TESTSTRING1);
+    c += ss_size(b) ^i;
+    ss_free(&b);
+  }
+  return c;
+}
+
+int testSRT_cstrAssignment (int count) {
+  int i, c = 0;
+  ss_t *b = ss_alloc(0);
+  for (c=i=0; i < count; i++) {
+    ss_cpy_cn(&b, TESTSTRING1, strlen(TESTSTRING1));
+    c += ss_size(b) ^i;
+  }
+  ss_free(&b);
+  return c;
+}
+
+int testSRT_extraction (int count) {
+  int i, c = 0;
+  ss_t *b = ss_dup_c(TESTSTRING1);
+  for (c=i=0; i < count; i++) {
+    c += ss_at(b,(i & 7));
+    c += ss_at(b,(i & 7) ^ 8);
+    c += ss_at(b,(i & 7) ^ 4) ^i;
+  }
+  ss_free(&b);
+  return c;
+}
+
+int testSRT_scan (int count) {
+  int i, c = 0;
+  ss_t *b = ss_dup_c("Dot. 123. Some more data.");
+  for (c=i=0; i < count; i++) {
+    c += ss_findc (b, 0, '.');
+    c += ss_find_cn (b, 0, "123", strlen("123"));
+    //c += ss_pbrk (b, 0, "sm") ^i;
+    c += ss_findb (b, 0) ^i;
+  }
+  ss_free(&b);
+  return c;
+}
+
+
+int testSRT_concat (int count) {
+  int i, j, c = 0;
+  ss_t *a = ss_dup_c(TESTSTRING1);
+  ss_t *accum = ss_alloc(0);
+
+  for (j=0; j < count; j++) {
+    ss_cpy_c(&accum, "");
+    for (i=0; i < 250; i++) {
+      ss_cat(&accum, a, NULL);
+      ss_cat_c(&accum, "!!", NULL);
+      c += ss_size(accum) ^i;
+    }
+  }
+  ss_free(&a);
+  ss_free(&accum);
+  return c;
+}
+
+#endif
+
 #ifdef BENCH_CAN_USE_MSTARLIB
 int testMLIB_emptyCtor (int count) {
   int i, c = 0;
@@ -444,6 +526,33 @@ int benchTest (const struct flags * runflags) {
 	}
 #endif
 
+#ifdef BENCH_CAN_USE_LIBSRT
+	if (runflags->runtest[0]) {
+		c += timeTest (cps, testSRT_emptyCtor, 100000);
+		printf ("LIBSRT string empty constructor:   %20.1f per second\n", cps);
+	}
+	if (runflags->runtest[1]) {
+		c += timeTest (cps, testSRT_nonemptyCtor, 100000);
+		printf ("LIBSRT string non-empty constructor:%20.1f per second\n", cps);
+	}
+	if (runflags->runtest[2]) {
+		c += timeTest (cps, testSRT_cstrAssignment, 100000);
+		printf ("LIBSRT string char * assignment:   %20.1f per second\n", cps);
+	}
+	if (runflags->runtest[3]) {
+		c += timeTest (cps, testSRT_extraction, 100000);
+		printf ("LIBSRT string char extraction:     %20.1f per second\n", cps);
+	}
+	if (runflags->runtest[4]) {
+		c += timeTest (cps, testSRT_scan, 100000);
+		printf ("LIBSRT string scan:                %20.1f per second\n", cps);
+	}
+	if (runflags->runtest[5]) {
+		c += timeTest (cps, testSRT_concat, 10);
+		printf ("LIBSRT string concatenation:       %20.1f per second\n", cps * 250);
+	}
+#endif
+
 #ifdef BENCH_CAN_USE_MSTARLIB
 	if (runflags->runtest[0]) {
 		c += timeTest (cps, testMLIB_emptyCtor, 100000);