diff --git a/performance-test/T00-new.sh b/performance-test/T00-new.sh
index 68750129..25391136 100755
--- a/performance-test/T00-new.sh
+++ b/performance-test/T00-new.sh
@@ -12,4 +12,22 @@ for i in $(seq 2 6); do
     time_run "notmuch new #$i" 'notmuch new'
 done
 
+manifest=$(mktemp manifestXXXXXX)
+
+find mail -type f ! -path 'mail/.notmuch/*' | sed -n '1~4 p' > $manifest
+# arithmetic context is to eat extra whitespace on e.g. some BSDs
+count=$((`wc -l < $manifest`))
+
+perl -nle 'rename $_, "$_.renamed"' $manifest
+
+time_run "new ($count mv)" 'notmuch new'
+
+perl -nle 'rename "$_.renamed", $_' $manifest
+
+time_run "new ($count mv back)" 'notmuch new'
+
+perl -nle 'link $_, "$_.copy"' $manifest
+
+time_run "new ($count cp)" 'notmuch new'
+
 time_done