diff --git a/apct-tests/perftests/core/AndroidManifest.xml b/apct-tests/perftests/core/AndroidManifest.xml
index f27e8c82a3039..48899410c07cc 100644
--- a/apct-tests/perftests/core/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/apct-tests/perftests/core/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     package="com.android.perftests.core">
 
+    <uses-permission
+        android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS" />
+
     <application>
         <uses-library android:name="android.test.runner" />
         <activity android:name="android.perftests.utils.StubActivity" />
diff --git a/apct-tests/perftests/core/src/android/accounts/AccountManagerPerfTest.java b/apct-tests/perftests/core/src/android/accounts/AccountManagerPerfTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b9411fa463d5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apct-tests/perftests/core/src/android/accounts/AccountManagerPerfTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package android.accounts;
+
+import static junit.framework.Assert.fail;
+
+import android.Manifest;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
+import android.perftests.utils.BenchmarkState;
+import android.perftests.utils.PerfStatusReporter;
+import android.support.test.InstrumentationRegistry;
+import android.support.test.filters.LargeTest;
+import android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnit4;
+import android.util.Log;
+
+import org.junit.Rule;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+
+@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4.class)
+@LargeTest
+public class AccountManagerPerfTest {
+
+    @Rule
+    public PerfStatusReporter mPerfStatusReporter = new PerfStatusReporter();
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetAccounts() {
+        BenchmarkState state = mPerfStatusReporter.getBenchmarkState();
+        final Context context = InstrumentationRegistry.getTargetContext();
+        if (context.checkSelfPermission(Manifest.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS)
+                != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
+            fail("Missing required GET_ACCOUNTS permission");
+        }
+        AccountManager accountManager = AccountManager.get(context);
+        while (state.keepRunning()) {
+            accountManager.getAccounts();
+        }
+    }
+}