diff --git a/ci/gha/tests/default.nix b/ci/gha/tests/default.nix
index 39d1502df..ce44d7cf7 100644
--- a/ci/gha/tests/default.nix
+++ b/ci/gha/tests/default.nix
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ in
           inherit getStdenv;
         }).overrideScope
           (
-            _: _: {
+            final: prev: {
+              nix-store-tests = prev.nix-store-tests.override { withBenchmarks = true; };
+
               mesonComponentOverrides = finalAttrs: prevAttrs: {
                 mesonFlags =
                   (prevAttrs.mesonFlags or [ ])
diff --git a/src/libstore-tests/derivation-parser-bench.cc b/src/libstore-tests/derivation-parser-bench.cc
index d6c1d4551..ef698b205 100644
--- a/src/libstore-tests/derivation-parser-bench.cc
+++ b/src/libstore-tests/derivation-parser-bench.cc
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "nix/store/derivations.hh"
 #include "nix/store/store-api.hh"
 #include "nix/util/experimental-features.hh"
+#include "nix/util/environment-variables.hh"
 #include "nix/store/store-open.hh"
 #include <fstream>
 #include <sstream>
@@ -28,5 +29,11 @@ static void BM_ParseRealDerivationFile(benchmark::State & state, const std::stri
 }
 
 // Register benchmarks for actual test derivation files if they exist
-BENCHMARK_CAPTURE(BM_ParseRealDerivationFile, hello, std::string(NIX_UNIT_TEST_DATA) + "/derivation/hello.drv");
-BENCHMARK_CAPTURE(BM_ParseRealDerivationFile, firefox, std::string(NIX_UNIT_TEST_DATA) + "/derivation/firefox.drv");
+BENCHMARK_CAPTURE(
+    BM_ParseRealDerivationFile,
+    hello,
+    getEnvNonEmpty("_NIX_TEST_UNIT_DATA").value_or(NIX_UNIT_TEST_DATA) + "/derivation/hello.drv");
+BENCHMARK_CAPTURE(
+    BM_ParseRealDerivationFile,
+    firefox,
+    getEnvNonEmpty("_NIX_TEST_UNIT_DATA").value_or(NIX_UNIT_TEST_DATA) + "/derivation/firefox.drv");
diff --git a/src/libstore-tests/meson.build b/src/libstore-tests/meson.build
index 606b8f694..dfb936fef 100644
--- a/src/libstore-tests/meson.build
+++ b/src/libstore-tests/meson.build
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ if get_option('benchmarks')
     dependencies : deps_private_subproject + deps_private + deps_other + [gbenchmark],
     include_directories : include_dirs,
     link_args: linker_export_flags,
-    install : false,
+    install : true,
     cpp_args : ['-DNIX_UNIT_TEST_DATA="' + meson.current_source_dir() + '/data"'],
   )
 
diff --git a/src/libstore-tests/package.nix b/src/libstore-tests/package.nix
index 93c71a382..00d40365e 100644
--- a/src/libstore-tests/package.nix
+++ b/src/libstore-tests/package.nix
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@
 
   rapidcheck,
   gtest,
+  gbenchmark,
   runCommand,
 
   # Configuration Options
 
   version,
   filesetToSource,
+  withBenchmarks ? false,
 }:
 
 let
@@ -41,11 +43,15 @@ mkMesonExecutable (finalAttrs: {
   ];
 
   # Hack for sake of the dev shell
-  passthru.externalBuildInputs = [
-    sqlite
-    rapidcheck
-    gtest
-  ];
+  passthru.externalBuildInputs =
+    [
+      sqlite
+      rapidcheck
+      gtest
+    ]
+    ++ lib.optionals withBenchmarks [
+      gbenchmark
+    ];
 
   buildInputs = finalAttrs.passthru.externalBuildInputs ++ [
     nix-store
@@ -54,6 +60,7 @@ mkMesonExecutable (finalAttrs: {
   ];
 
   mesonFlags = [
+    (lib.mesonBool "benchmarks" withBenchmarks)
   ];
 
   passthru = {
@@ -75,12 +82,19 @@ mkMesonExecutable (finalAttrs: {
             meta.broken = !stdenv.hostPlatform.emulatorAvailable buildPackages;
             buildInputs = [ writableTmpDirAsHomeHook ];
           }
-          (''
-            export _NIX_TEST_UNIT_DATA=${data + "/src/libstore-tests/data"}
-            export NIX_REMOTE=$HOME/store
-            ${stdenv.hostPlatform.emulator buildPackages} ${lib.getExe finalAttrs.finalPackage}
-            touch $out
-          '');
+          (
+            ''
+              export _NIX_TEST_UNIT_DATA=${data + "/src/libstore-tests/data"}
+              export NIX_REMOTE=$HOME/store
+              ${stdenv.hostPlatform.emulator buildPackages} ${lib.getExe finalAttrs.finalPackage}
+            ''
+            + lib.optionalString withBenchmarks ''
+              ${stdenv.hostPlatform.emulator buildPackages} ${lib.getExe' finalAttrs.finalPackage "nix-store-benchmarks"}
+            ''
+            + ''
+              touch $out
+            ''
+          );
     };
   };