diff --git a/benchmarks/virtual_collection/benchmarker.rb b/benchmarks/virtual_collection/benchmarker.rb
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+require 'erb'
+require 'ostruct'
+require 'fileutils'
+require 'json'
+
+class Benchmarker
+  include FileUtils
+
+  def initialize(target, size)
+    @target = target
+    @size = 200
+  end
+
+  def setup
+    require 'puppet'
+    config = File.join(@target, 'puppet.conf')
+    Puppet.initialize_settings(['--config', config])
+  end
+
+  def run(args=nil)
+    env = Puppet.lookup(:environments).get('benchmarking')
+    node = Puppet::Node.new("testing", :environment => env)
+    Puppet::Resource::Catalog.indirection.find("testing", :use_node => node)
+  end
+
+  def generate
+    environment = File.join(@target, 'environments', 'benchmarking')
+    templates = File.join('benchmarks', 'virtual_collection')
+
+    mkdir_p(File.join(environment, 'modules'))
+    mkdir_p(File.join(environment, 'manifests'))
+
+    render(File.join(templates, 'site.pp.erb'),
+           File.join(environment, 'manifests', 'site.pp'),
+           :size => @size)
+
+    render(File.join(templates, 'puppet.conf.erb'),
+           File.join(@target, 'puppet.conf'),
+           :location => @target)
+  end
+
+  def render(erb_file, output_file, bindings)
+    site = ERB.new(File.read(erb_file))
+    File.open(output_file, 'w') do |fh|
+      fh.write(site.result(OpenStruct.new(bindings).instance_eval { binding }))
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/benchmarks/virtual_collection/description b/benchmarks/virtual_collection/description
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+++ b/benchmarks/virtual_collection/description
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+Benchmark scenario: heavy use of virual collection with future parser
+Benchmark target: catalog compilation
+Parser: Future
+
diff --git a/benchmarks/virtual_collection/puppet.conf.erb b/benchmarks/virtual_collection/puppet.conf.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..618ea6e2f
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+++ b/benchmarks/virtual_collection/puppet.conf.erb
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+confdir = <%= location %>
+vardir = <%= location %>
+environmentpath = <%= File.join(location, 'environments') %>
+parser = future
diff --git a/benchmarks/virtual_collection/site.pp.erb b/benchmarks/virtual_collection/site.pp.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cac5025ed
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+++ b/benchmarks/virtual_collection/site.pp.erb
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+<% size.times do |i| %>
+  @notify { "name<%= i %>":}
+<% end %>
+
+<% size.times do |i| %>
+  Notify <| title == "name<%= i %>" |>
+<% end %>