diff --git a/performance/ring/src/main/kotlin/main.kt b/performance/ring/src/main/kotlin/main.kt
index 95e7377ef12..22cdd5a1c96 100644
--- a/performance/ring/src/main/kotlin/main.kt
+++ b/performance/ring/src/main/kotlin/main.kt
@@ -202,7 +202,8 @@ class RingLauncher : Launcher() {
                     "Calls.returnBoxUnboxFolding" to BenchmarkEntryWithInit.create(::CallsBenchmark, { returnBoxUnboxFolding() }),
                     "Calls.parameterBoxUnboxFolding" to BenchmarkEntryWithInit.create(::CallsBenchmark, { parameterBoxUnboxFolding() }),
                     "CoordinatesSolver.solve" to BenchmarkEntryWithInit.create(::CoordinatesSolverBenchmark, { solve() }),
-                    "GraphSolver.solve" to BenchmarkEntryWithInit.create(::GraphSolverBenchmark, { solve() })
+                    "GraphSolver.solve" to BenchmarkEntryWithInit.create(::GraphSolverBenchmark, { solve() }),
+                    "Casts.classCast" to BenchmarkEntryWithInit.create(::CastsBenchmark, { classCast() })
             )
     )
 }
diff --git a/performance/ring/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/ring/CastsBenchmark.kt b/performance/ring/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/ring/CastsBenchmark.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8170cb23323
--- /dev/null
+++ b/performance/ring/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/ring/CastsBenchmark.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2018 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license
+ * that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+package org.jetbrains.ring
+
+private const val RUNS = 2_000_000
+
+class CastsBenchmark {
+    interface I0
+    open class C0: I0
+    interface I1
+    open class C1: C0(), I1
+    interface I2: I0
+    open class C2: C1(), I2
+    interface I3: I1
+    open class C3: C2(), I3
+    interface I4: I0, I2
+    open class C4: C3(), I4
+    interface I5: I3
+    open class C5: C4(), I5
+    interface I6: I0, I2, I4
+    open class C6: C5(), I6
+    interface I9: I0, I2, I4
+    open class C9: C5(), I9, I1
+    interface I7: I1
+    open class C7: C3(), I7
+    interface I8: I0, I1
+    open class C8: C3(), I8
+
+    private fun foo(c: Any, x: Int, i: Int): Int {
+        var x = x
+        if (c is C0) x += i
+        if (c is C1) x = x xor i
+        if (c is C2) x += i
+        if (c is C3) x = x xor i
+        if (c is C4) x += i
+        if (c is C5) x = x xor i
+        if (c is C6) x += i
+        if (c is C7) x = x xor i
+        if (c is C8) x += i
+        if (c is C9) x = x xor i
+        return x
+    }
+
+    fun classCast(): Int {
+        val c0: Any = C0()
+        val c1: Any = C1()
+        val c2: Any = C2()
+        val c3: Any = C3()
+        val c4: Any = C4()
+        val c5: Any = C5()
+        val c6: Any = C6()
+        val c7: Any = C7()
+        val c8: Any = C8()
+        val c9: Any = C9()
+
+        var x = 0
+        for (i in 0 until RUNS) {
+            x = foo(c0, x, i)
+            x = foo(c1, x, i)
+            x = foo(c2, x, i)
+            x = foo(c3, x, i)
+            x = foo(c4, x, i)
+            x = foo(c5, x, i)
+            x = foo(c6, x, i)
+            x = foo(c7, x, i)
+            x = foo(c8, x, i)
+            x = foo(c9, x, i)
+        }
+        return x
+    }
+}
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