diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/.gitignore b/tests/benchmarks/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..98838743
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/benchmark-results
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/run-benchmarks.sh b/tests/benchmarks/run-benchmarks.sh
index 690a78aa..d294e793 100755
--- a/tests/benchmarks/run-benchmarks.sh
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/run-benchmarks.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+
 cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" || exit
 
 # Check that Hyperfine is installed.
@@ -19,16 +20,28 @@ get_cargo_target_dir() {
 	cargo metadata --no-deps --format-version 1 | jq -r .target_directory
 }
 
+heading() {
+    bold=$(tput bold)$(tput setaf 220)
+    normal=$(tput sgr0)
+    echo
+    printf "\n%s%s%s\n\n" "$bold" "$1" "$normal"
+
+    echo -e "\n### $1\n" >> "$REPORT"
+}
+
+RESULT_DIR="benchmark-results"
+REPORT="$RESULT_DIR/report.md"
+
 TARGET_DIR="$(get_cargo_target_dir)"
-TARGET_DEBUG="${TARGET_DIR}/debug/bat"
 TARGET_RELEASE="${TARGET_DIR}/release/bat"
 
+WARMUP_COUNT=3
+
 # Determine which target to benchmark.
 BAT=''
 for arg in "$@"; do
 	case "$arg" in
 		--system)  BAT="bat" ;;
-		--debug)   BAT="$TARGET_DEBUG" ;;
 		--release) BAT="$TARGET_RELEASE" ;;
 		--bat=*)   BAT="${arg:6}" ;;
 	esac
@@ -36,37 +49,48 @@ done
 
 if [[ -z "$BAT" ]]; then
 	echo "A build of 'bat' must be specified for benchmarking."
-	echo "You can use '--system', '--debug', or '--release'."
+	echo "You can use '--system', '--release' or '--bat=path/to/bat'."
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-# Ensure that the target is built.
 if ! command -v "$BAT" &>/dev/null; then
-	echo "Could not find the build of bat to benchmark."
+	echo "Could not find the build of bat to benchmark ($BAT)."
 	case "$BAT" in
 		"bat")             echo "Make you sure to symlink 'batcat' as 'bat'." ;;
-		"$TARGET_DEBUG")   echo "Make you sure to 'cargo build' first." ;;
 		"$TARGET_RELEASE") echo "Make you sure to 'cargo build --release' first." ;;
 	esac
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-# Run the benchmark.
-echo "### Startup time"
-echo
+# Run the benchmarks
+mkdir -p "$RESULT_DIR"
+rm -f "$RESULT_DIR"/*.md
 
-hyperfine --warmup 3 "$BAT"
+echo "## \`bat\` benchmark results" >> "$REPORT"
 
-echo
-echo "### Plain text"
-echo
+heading "Startup time"
+hyperfine \
+	"$BAT" \
+	--warmup "$WARMUP_COUNT" \
+    --export-markdown "$RESULT_DIR/startup-time.md" \
+    --export-json "$RESULT_DIR/startup-time.json"
+cat "$RESULT_DIR/startup-time.md" >> "$REPORT"
 
-hyperfine --warmup 3 "$(printf "%q" "$BAT") --language txt --paging=never 'test-src/jquery-3.3.1.js'"
-
-echo
-echo "### Time to syntax-highlight large files"
-echo
+heading "Plain text speed"
+hyperfine \
+	"$(printf "%q" "$BAT") --language txt --paging=never 'test-src/jquery-3.3.1.js'" \
+	--warmup "$WARMUP_COUNT" \
+    --export-markdown "$RESULT_DIR/plain-text-speed.md" \
+    --export-json "$RESULT_DIR/plain-text-speed.json"
+cat "$RESULT_DIR/plain-text-speed.md" >> "$REPORT"
 
 for SRC in test-src/*; do
-	hyperfine --warmup 3 "$(printf "%q" "$BAT") --style=full --color=always --paging=never $(printf "%q" "$SRC")"
+	filename="$(basename "$SRC")"
+	heading "Syntax highlighting speed: \`$filename\`"
+
+	hyperfine --warmup "$WARMUP_COUNT" \
+		"$(printf "%q" "$BAT") --style=full --color=always --paging=never $(printf "%q" "$SRC")" \
+		--export-markdown "$RESULT_DIR/syntax-highlighting-speed-${filename}.md" \
+		--export-json "$RESULT_DIR/syntax-highlighting-speed-${filename}.json"
+	cat "$RESULT_DIR/syntax-highlighting-speed-${filename}.md" >> "$REPORT"
 done