diff --git a/test/Benchmarks/src/Numeric.enso b/test/Benchmarks/src/Numeric.enso
index a39e77996a63..f8be613eacf1 100644
--- a/test/Benchmarks/src/Numeric.enso
+++ b/test/Benchmarks/src/Numeric.enso
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 from Standard.Base import all
+import Standard.Base.Runtime.Ref.Ref
 
 from Standard.Test import Bench, Faker
+from Standard.Base.Runtime import assert
 
 
 options = Bench.options . set_warmup (Bench.phase_conf 1 3) . set_measure (Bench.phase_conf 1 3)
@@ -47,6 +49,16 @@ collect_benches = Bench.build builder->
                 group_builder.specify ("float_" + name) (data.floats.map fun)
                 group_builder.specify ("integer_" + name) (data.integers.map fun)
 
+    up_to_options = Bench.options . set_warmup (Bench.phase_conf 5 2) . set_measure (Bench.phase_conf 3 2)
+
+    builder.group "Numeric_Up_To" up_to_options group_builder->
+        group_builder.specify "counting_up_to_1000000" <|
+            cell = Ref.new 0
+            n = 100000000
+            0.up_to n . each _->
+                x = cell.get
+                cell.put x+1
+            assert cell.get==n "Expecting "+n.to_text+" but was "+cell.get.to_text
 
 ## Creates a valid name for the benchmark
 create_name : Text -> Integer -> Boolean -> Text