diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index fcc45e18..5fe02335 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ flate2 = "1.0"
 miniz_oxide = { version = "0.7.1", features = ["simd"] }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
+byteorder = "1.5.0"
 clap = { version = "3.0", features = ["derive"] }
 criterion = "0.3.1"
 getopts = "0.2.14"
diff --git a/benches/decoder.rs b/benches/decoder.rs
index a078c9a0..419f555d 100644
--- a/benches/decoder.rs
+++ b/benches/decoder.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ use std::fs;
 use criterion::{criterion_group, criterion_main, Criterion, Throughput};
 use png::Decoder;
 
+mod png_generator;
+
 fn load_all(c: &mut Criterion) {
     for entry in fs::read_dir("tests/benches/").unwrap().flatten() {
         match entry.path().extension() {
@@ -13,14 +15,29 @@ fn load_all(c: &mut Criterion) {
         let data = fs::read(entry.path()).unwrap();
         bench_file(c, data, entry.file_name().into_string().unwrap());
     }
+
+    bench_noncompressed_png(c, 8);
+    bench_noncompressed_png(c, 128);
 }
 
 criterion_group!(benches, load_all);
 criterion_main!(benches);
 
+fn bench_noncompressed_png(c: &mut Criterion, width: u32) {
+    let mut data = Vec::new();
+    png_generator::write_noncompressed_png(&mut data, width);
+    bench_file(
+        c,
+        data,
+        format!("png_generator::noncompressed-{width}x{width}.png"),
+    );
+}
+
 fn bench_file(c: &mut Criterion, data: Vec<u8>, name: String) {
     let mut group = c.benchmark_group("decode");
-    group.sample_size(20);
+    if data.len() > 100000 {
+        group.sample_size(20);
+    }
 
     let decoder = Decoder::new(&*data);
     let mut reader = decoder.read_info().unwrap();
diff --git a/benches/png_generator.rs b/benches/png_generator.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c2acd01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benches/png_generator.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+use byteorder::WriteBytesExt;
+use std::io::Write;
+
+/// Generates a store-only, non-compressed image:
+///
+/// * `00` compression mode (i.e.`BTYPE` = `00` = no compression) is used
+/// * No filter is applied to the image rows
+///
+/// Currently the image always has the following properties:
+///
+/// * Single `IDAT` chunk
+/// * Zlib chunks of maximum possible size
+/// * 8-bit RGBA
+///
+/// These images are somewhat artificial, but may be useful for benchmarking performance of parts
+/// outside of `fdeflate` crate and/or the `unfilter` function (e.g. these images were originally
+/// used to evaluate changes to minimize copying of image pixels between various buffers - see
+/// [this
+/// discussion](https://github.com/image-rs/image-png/discussions/416#discussioncomment-7436871)
+/// for more details).
+pub fn write_noncompressed_png(w: &mut impl Write, width: u32) {
+    write_png_sig(w);
+    write_ihdr(w, width);
+    write_noncompressed_idat(w, width);
+    write_iend(w);
+}
+
+fn write_png_sig(w: &mut impl Write) {
+    const SIG: [u8; 8] = [137, 80, 78, 71, 13, 10, 26, 10];
+    w.write_all(&SIG).unwrap();
+}
+
+fn write_chunk(w: &mut impl Write, chunk_type: &[u8], data: &[u8]) {
+    let crc = {
+        let input = chunk_type
+            .iter()
+            .copied()
+            .chain(data.iter().copied())
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        crc32fast::hash(input.as_slice())
+    };
+    w.write_u32::<byteorder::BigEndian>(data.len() as u32)
+        .unwrap();
+    w.write_all(chunk_type).unwrap();
+    w.write_all(data).unwrap();
+    w.write_u32::<byteorder::BigEndian>(crc).unwrap();
+}
+
+fn write_ihdr(w: &mut impl Write, width: u32) {
+    let mut data = Vec::new();
+    data.write_u32::<byteorder::BigEndian>(width).unwrap();
+    data.write_u32::<byteorder::BigEndian>(width).unwrap(); // height
+    data.write_u8(8).unwrap(); // bit depth = always 8-bits per channel
+    data.write_u8(6).unwrap(); // color type = color + alpha
+    data.write_u8(0).unwrap(); // compression method (0 is the only allowed value)
+    data.write_u8(0).unwrap(); // filter method (0 is the only allowed value)
+    data.write_u8(0).unwrap(); // interlace method = no interlacing
+    write_chunk(w, b"IHDR", &data);
+}
+
+fn write_noncompressed_idat(w: &mut impl Write, width: u32) {
+    // Generate arbitrary test pixels.
+    let image_pixels = {
+        let mut row = Vec::new();
+        row.write_u8(0).unwrap(); // filter = no filter
+
+        let row_pixels = (0..width)
+            .map(|i| {
+                let color: u8 = (i * 255 / width) as u8;
+                let alpha: u8 = 0xff;
+                [color, 255 - color, color / 2, alpha]
+            })
+            .flatten();
+        row.extend(row_pixels);
+
+        std::iter::repeat(row)
+            .take(width as usize)
+            .flatten()
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+    };
+
+    let mut zlib_data = Vec::new();
+    let mut store_only_compressor =
+        fdeflate::StoredOnlyCompressor::new(std::io::Cursor::new(&mut zlib_data)).unwrap();
+    store_only_compressor.write_data(&image_pixels).unwrap();
+    store_only_compressor.finish().unwrap();
+
+    write_chunk(w, b"IDAT", &zlib_data);
+}
+
+fn write_iend(w: &mut impl Write) {
+    write_chunk(w, b"IEND", &[]);
+}
diff --git a/tests/benches/README.md b/tests/benches/README.md
index 8591fca8..c5843fda 100644
--- a/tests/benches/README.md
+++ b/tests/benches/README.md
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 Copyrights:
 
-Lohengrin_-_Illustrated_Sporting_and_Dramatic_News.png: Public Domain, according to Wikimedia
-kodim*.png: Eastman Kodak Company, released for unrestricted use
-Transparency.png: Public Domain, according to Wikimedia
+* `Lohengrin_-_Illustrated_Sporting_and_Dramatic_News.png`: Public Domain, according to Wikimedia
+* `kodim*.png`: Eastman Kodak Company, released for unrestricted use
+* `Transparency.png`: Public Domain, according to Wikimedia
 
 The images use different filtering:
-Lohengrin: no filtering
-kodim02: mixed
-kodim07: mainly paeth
-kodim17: mainly sub
-kodim23: mixed
+
+* Lohengrin: no filtering
+* kodim02: mixed
+* kodim07: mainly paeth
+* kodim17: mainly sub
+* kodim23: mixed