diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/perf/BUILD.bazel b/packages/core/test/render3/perf/BUILD.bazel
index dbf6a9d52b..1dd489364b 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/perf/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/perf/BUILD.bazel
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ ts_library(
     ],
 )
 
+ng_rollup_bundle(
+    name = "element_text_create",
+    entry_point = ":element_text_create/index.ts",
+    deps = [
+        ":perf_lib",
+    ],
+)
+
 ng_rollup_bundle(
     name = "interpolation",
     entry_point = ":interpolation/index.ts",
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/perf/element_text_create/index.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/perf/element_text_create/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce0fc11136
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/perf/element_text_create/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. 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 {ɵɵelementEnd, ɵɵelementStart} from '../../../../src/render3/instructions/element';
+import {createTNode, createTView} from '../../../../src/render3/instructions/shared';
+import {ɵɵtext} from '../../../../src/render3/instructions/text';
+import {RenderFlags} from '../../../../src/render3/interfaces/definition';
+import {TNodeType, TViewNode} from '../../../../src/render3/interfaces/node';
+import {createAndRenderLView} from '../setup';
+
+`<div>
+    <button>0</button>
+    <button>1</button>
+    <button>2</button>
+    <button>3</button>
+    <button>4</button>
+    <button>5</button>
+    <button>6</button>
+    <button>7</button>
+    <button>8</button>
+    <button>9</button>
+  </div>
+</ng-template>`;
+function testTemplate(rf: RenderFlags, ctx: any) {
+  if (rf & 1) {
+    ɵɵelementStart(0, 'div');
+    ɵɵelementStart(1, 'button');
+    ɵɵtext(2, '0');
+    ɵɵelementEnd();
+    ɵɵelementStart(3, 'button');
+    ɵɵtext(4, '1');
+    ɵɵelementEnd();
+    ɵɵelementStart(5, 'button');
+    ɵɵtext(6, '2');
+    ɵɵelementEnd();
+    ɵɵelementStart(7, 'button');
+    ɵɵtext(8, '3');
+    ɵɵelementEnd();
+    ɵɵelementStart(9, 'button');
+    ɵɵtext(10, '4');
+    ɵɵelementEnd();
+    ɵɵelementStart(11, 'button');
+    ɵɵtext(12, '5');
+    ɵɵelementEnd();
+    ɵɵelementStart(13, 'button');
+    ɵɵtext(14, '6');
+    ɵɵelementEnd();
+    ɵɵelementStart(15, 'button');
+    ɵɵtext(16, '7');
+    ɵɵelementEnd();
+    ɵɵelementStart(17, 'button');
+    ɵɵtext(18, '8');
+    ɵɵelementEnd();
+    ɵɵelementStart(19, 'button');
+    ɵɵtext(20, '9');
+    ɵɵelementEnd();
+    ɵɵelementEnd();
+  }
+}
+
+const viewTNode = createTNode(null !, null, TNodeType.View, -1, null, null) as TViewNode;
+const embeddedTView = createTView(-1, testTemplate, 21, 0, null, null, null, null);
+
+// create view once so we don't profile first template pass
+createAndRenderLView(null, embeddedTView, viewTNode);
+
+// profile create views (run templates in creation mode)
+console.profile('create');
+for (let i = 0; i < 500000; i++) {
+  createAndRenderLView(null, embeddedTView, viewTNode);
+}
+console.profileEnd();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/perf/setup.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/perf/setup.ts
index 116922db39..341502c23f 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/perf/setup.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/perf/setup.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,19 @@ import {addToViewTree, createLContainer, createLView, createTNode, createTView,
 import {ComponentTemplate} from '../../../src/render3/interfaces/definition';
 import {TNodeType, TViewNode} from '../../../src/render3/interfaces/node';
 import {RComment} from '../../../src/render3/interfaces/renderer';
-import {LView, LViewFlags} from '../../../src/render3/interfaces/view';
+import {LView, LViewFlags, TView} from '../../../src/render3/interfaces/view';
 import {insertView} from '../../../src/render3/node_manipulation';
 
 import {NoopRenderer, NoopRendererFactory, WebWorkerRenderNode} from './noop_renderer';
 
+export function createAndRenderLView(
+    parentLView: LView | null, tView: TView, hostTNode: TViewNode) {
+  const embeddedLView = createLView(
+      parentLView, tView, {}, LViewFlags.CheckAlways, null, hostTNode, new NoopRendererFactory(),
+      new NoopRenderer());
+  renderView(embeddedLView, tView, null);
+}
+
 export function setupRootViewWithEmbeddedViews(
     templateFn: ComponentTemplate<any>| null, consts: number, vars: number,
     noOfViews: number): LView {