diff --git a/test/benchmarks/material/button/BUILD.bazel b/test/benchmarks/material/button/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5aab92e7a130
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/benchmarks/material/button/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+load("@npm_angular_dev_infra_private//benchmark/component_benchmark:component_benchmark.bzl", "component_benchmark")
+
+# TODO(wagnermaciel): Update this target to provide indigo-pink in a way that doesn't require having to import it with
+# stylesUrls inside the components once `component_benchmark` supports asset injection.
+
+component_benchmark(
+    name = "benchmark",
+    driver = ":button.perf-spec.ts",
+    driver_deps = [
+        "@npm//@angular/dev-infra-private",
+        "@npm//protractor",
+        "@npm//@types/jasmine",
+    ],
+    ng_deps = [
+        "@npm//@angular/core",
+        "@npm//@angular/platform-browser",
+        "//src/material/button",
+    ],
+    ng_srcs = [":app.module.ts"],
+    prefix = "",
+    styles = ["//src/material/prebuilt-themes:indigo-pink"],
+)
diff --git a/test/benchmarks/material/button/app.module.ts b/test/benchmarks/material/button/app.module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b55b17a87b92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/benchmarks/material/button/app.module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+import {Component, NgModule, ViewEncapsulation} from '@angular/core';
+import {BrowserModule} from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import {MatButtonModule} from '@angular/material/button';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'app-root',
+  template: `
+    <button id="show" (click)="show()">Show</button>
+    <button id="hide" (click)="hide()">Hide</button>
+
+    <button *ngIf="isVisible" mat-raised-button>Basic</button>
+  `,
+  encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
+  styleUrls: ['//src/material/core/theming/prebuilt/indigo-pink.css'],
+})
+export class ButtonBenchmarkApp {
+  isChecked = false;
+  isVisible = false;
+
+  show() { this.isVisible = true; }
+  hide() { this.isVisible = false; }
+}
+
+
+@NgModule({
+  declarations: [ButtonBenchmarkApp],
+  imports: [
+    BrowserModule,
+    MatButtonModule,
+  ],
+  providers: [],
+  bootstrap: [ButtonBenchmarkApp],
+})
+export class AppModule {}
diff --git a/test/benchmarks/material/button/button.perf-spec.ts b/test/benchmarks/material/button/button.perf-spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1030f68d2669
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/benchmarks/material/button/button.perf-spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+import {$, browser} from 'protractor';
+import {runBenchmark} from '@angular/dev-infra-private/benchmark/driver-utilities';
+
+describe('button performance benchmarks', () => {
+  beforeAll(() => {
+    browser.rootEl = '#root';
+  });
+
+  it('renders a basic raised button', async() => {
+    await runBenchmark({
+      id: 'button-render',
+      url: '',
+      ignoreBrowserSynchronization: true,
+      params: [],
+      prepare: async () => await $('#hide').click(),
+      work: async () => await $('#show').click(),
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('clicks a basic raised button', async() => {
+    await runBenchmark({
+      id: 'button-click',
+      url: '',
+      ignoreBrowserSynchronization: true,
+      params: [],
+      setup: async () => await $('#show').click(),
+      work: async () => await $('.mat-raised-button').click(),
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/benchmarks/material/checkbox/app.module.ts b/test/benchmarks/material/checkbox/app.module.ts
index 60deb1877285..2f27c13248c0 100644
--- a/test/benchmarks/material/checkbox/app.module.ts
+++ b/test/benchmarks/material/checkbox/app.module.ts
@@ -17,13 +17,11 @@ import {MatCheckboxModule} from '@angular/material/checkbox';
     <button id="hide" (click)="hide()">Hide</button>
     <button id="indeterminate" (click)="indeterminate()">Indeterminate</button>
 
-    <ng-container *ngIf="isVisible">
-      <mat-checkbox
-        [checked]="isChecked"
-        [indeterminate]="isIndeterminate"
-        (change)="toggleIsChecked()">
-      Check me!</mat-checkbox>
-    </ng-container>
+    <mat-checkbox *ngIf="isVisible"
+      [checked]="isChecked"
+      [indeterminate]="isIndeterminate"
+      (change)="toggleIsChecked()">
+    Check me!</mat-checkbox>
   `,
   encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
   styleUrls: ['//src/material/core/theming/prebuilt/indigo-pink.css'],
@@ -47,6 +45,6 @@ export class CheckboxBenchmarkApp {
     MatCheckboxModule,
   ],
   providers: [],
-  bootstrap: [CheckboxBenchmarkApp]
+  bootstrap: [CheckboxBenchmarkApp],
 })
 export class AppModule {}