diff --git a/.github/workflows/clang-benchmarks-linux-nix-check.yml b/.github/workflows/clang-benchmarks-linux-nix-check.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3d934a9b58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/clang-benchmarks-linux-nix-check.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+name: Build and Test benchmark tests on Linux with clang
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-test:
+    name: "Build and test benchmark tests on Linux with clang"
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, Linux, X64, aws_autoscaling]
+    continue-on-error: true
+    steps:
+      # https://github.com/actions/checkout/issues/1552
+      - name: Clean up after previous checkout
+        run: chmod +w -R ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}; rm -rf ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/*;
+
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Run checks
+        run: |
+          nix build -L .?#checks.x86_64-linux.all-clang-benchmarks
+          mkdir results
+          cp result/test-logs/*_test.xml results/
+          cp result/test-logs/*_benchmark.xml results/
+          ls -l -a results/
+        continue-on-error: true
+        env:
+          NIX_CONFIG: |
+            cores = 8
+
+      - name: Publish Benchmarks Test Results
+        uses: EnricoMi/publish-unit-test-result-action/linux@v2
+        with:
+          check_name: "Benchmarks Test Results"
+          files: "results/*.xml"
+          comment_mode: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork && 'off' || 'always' }} # Don't create PR comment from fork runs
+          action_fail_on_inconclusive: true # fail, if no reports
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index ff0da71f05..8b5397463b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ jobs:
       always() && !cancelled()
     secrets: inherit
 
+  test-linux-benchmarks:
+    name: Linux placeholder testing and sanitize with clang
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/clang-benchmarks-linux-nix-check.yml
+    if: |
+      always() && !cancelled()
+    secrets: inherit
+
   post-telemetry:
     name: Post test results in Open Telemetry format
     runs-on: [self-hosted, Linux, X64, aws_autoscaling]
@@ -33,7 +40,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ls -l -a
           nix build -L .?#checks.x86_64-linux.all-clang-sanitize
-          cat ./result/test-logs/test_errors.txt
           export UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer=$(grep UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer result/test-logs/test_errors.txt | wc -l)
           export AddressSanitizer=$(grep AddressSanitizer result/test-logs/test_errors.txt | wc -l)
           export LeakSanitizer=$(grep LeakSanitizer result/test-logs/test_errors.txt | wc -l)
@@ -49,3 +55,11 @@ jobs:
             --service_name nightly-build \
             python3 ./parse_tests.py
 
+          nix build -L .?#checks.x86_64-linux.all-clang-benchmarks
+          /home/ec2-user/.local/bin/opentelemetry-instrument \
+            --traces_exporter console,otlp \
+            --metrics_exporter console,otlp \
+            --logs_exporter console,otlp \
+            --service_name nightly-build \
+            python3 ./parse_tests.py
+
diff --git a/parse_benchmarks.py b/parse_benchmarks.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e587fab7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parse_benchmarks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import logging, json
+from junitparser import JUnitXml
+import glob, os
+from opentelemetry import trace
+
+aggregated_test_results = JUnitXml();
+for file in glob.glob("result/test-logs/*_benchmark.xml"):
+    try:
+        test_result = JUnitXml.fromfile(file)
+        result[test_result.name]=test_result.time
+        aggregated_test_results.append(test_result)
+    except Exception as ex:
+        print("Error processing {}".format(file))
+        print(ex)
+
+for file in glob.glob("result/test-logs/*_benchmark.xml"):
+    try:
+    except Exception as ex:
+        print("Error processing {}".format(file))
+        print(ex)
+
+succeeded = aggregated_test_results.tests - \
+            aggregated_test_results.failures - \
+            aggregated_test_results.errors - \
+            aggregated_test_results.skipped
+
+result = {
+    "benchmark_tests"          : aggregated_test_results.tests,
+    "benchmark_failures"       : aggregated_test_results.failures,
+    "benchmark_errors"         : aggregated_test_results.errors,
+    "benchmark_skipped"        : aggregated_test_results.skipped,
+    "benchmark_succeeded"      : succeeded,
+    "benchmark_execution_time" : aggregated_test_results.time,
+}
+
+print("Resulting JSON: {}".format(json.dumps(result)))
+
+tracer = trace.get_tracer_provider().get_tracer(__name__)
+with tracer.start_as_current_span("nightly_span"):
+    current_span = trace.get_current_span()
+    current_span.add_event("Nightly benchmarks build finished")
+    logging.getLogger().error(json.dumps(result))
+
diff --git a/parse_tests.py b/parse_tests.py
index fc6431f7fc..008f3bd368 100644
--- a/parse_tests.py
+++ b/parse_tests.py
@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@
 tracer = trace.get_tracer_provider().get_tracer(__name__)
 with tracer.start_as_current_span("nightly_span"):
     current_span = trace.get_current_span()
-    current_span.add_event("Nightly build finished")
+    current_span.add_event("Nightly sanitizers build finished")
     logging.getLogger().error(json.dumps(result))