diff --git a/wasm/README.md b/wasm/README.md
index ee32fb41..e35cc367 100644
--- a/wasm/README.md
+++ b/wasm/README.md
@@ -135,15 +135,32 @@ bounds checking and nice error reporting.
 
 1. **JavaScript API tests.**
    These verify that a wide variety of MuJoCo functions and classes work
-   correctly when called from JavaScript. There are also preliminary benchmarks
-   for JavaScript/C++ shared memory buffers. The enums test is special because
-   it is generated by a Python script. Run the tests as follows:
+   correctly when called from JavaScript. Run the tests as follows:
 
    ```sh
    npm run test --prefix ./wasm
    ```
 
-2. **Bindings generator tests.**
+   > [!NOTE]
+   > The above command runs the [`enums_tests.ts`](tests/enums_tests.ts) file
+   > which checks that all the enums in the API are bound. This test is
+   > auto-generated so if you add/edit an enum to MuJoCo then you will need to
+   > run the following command to re-create the test:
+   >
+   > ```sh
+   > PYTHONPATH=python/mujoco python3 -m wasm.codegen.enums_test_generator
+   > ```
+
+2. **JavaScript API benchmark tests.**
+   The current benchmark tests check JavaScript/C++ shared memory buffers
+   performance. We will increase the coverage of the benchmarks overtime. Run
+   the benchmarks using this command:
+
+   ```sh
+   npm run benchmark --prefix ./wasm
+   ```
+
+3. **Bindings generator tests.**
    These are relevant when developing or extending the bindings. The following
    command finds and runs all `test_*.py` or `*_test.py` files in the `wasm`
    folder:
@@ -152,15 +169,6 @@ bounds checking and nice error reporting.
    PYTHONPATH=python/mujoco python3 -m pytest ./wasm
    ```
 
-> [!NOTE]
-> If you add/edit an enum in MuJoCo you will need to run the following command
-> to re-creates the [`enums_tests.ts`](tests/enums_tests.ts) file which checks
-> that all the enums in the API are bound:
->
-> ```sh
-> PYTHONPATH=python/mujoco python3 -m wasm.codegen.enums_test_generator
-> ```
-
 ### Debugging
 
 We provide a “sandbox” app where you can quickly write code to run in your
diff --git a/wasm/package.json b/wasm/package.json
index d590119f..6384da1b 100644
--- a/wasm/package.json
+++ b/wasm/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
     "test": "tests"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "node --loader ts-node/esm --trace-warnings tests/run-tests.mjs",
+    "test": "node --loader ts-node/esm --trace-warnings tests/run_tests.mjs",
+    "benchmark": "node --loader ts-node/esm --trace-warnings tests/run_benchmarks.mjs",
     "dev:sandbox": "vite --config tests/sandbox/vite.sandbox.config.ts",
     "build:sandbox": "vite build --config tests/sandbox/vite.sandbox.config.ts",
     "dev:demo": "vite --config demo_app/vite.demo.config.ts",
diff --git a/wasm/tests/run-tests.mjs b/wasm/tests/run_benchmarks.mjs
similarity index 96%
rename from wasm/tests/run-tests.mjs
rename to wasm/tests/run_benchmarks.mjs
index 948737e4..800375c8 100644
--- a/wasm/tests/run-tests.mjs
+++ b/wasm/tests/run_benchmarks.mjs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const jasmine = new Jasmine();
 
 jasmine.loadConfig({
   spec_dir: 'tests',
-  spec_files: ['**/*_test.ts'],
+  spec_files: ['benchmark_test.ts'],
   jsLoader: 'import',
   random: false,
   stopSpecOnExpectationFailure: false,
diff --git a/wasm/tests/run_tests.mjs b/wasm/tests/run_tests.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..70f39a4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wasm/tests/run_tests.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// Copyright 2025 DeepMind Technologies Limited
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+import Jasmine from 'jasmine';
+
+const jasmine = new Jasmine();
+
+jasmine.loadConfig({
+  spec_dir: 'tests',
+  spec_files: ['**/*_test.ts', '!benchmark_test.ts'],
+  jsLoader: 'import',
+  random: false,
+  stopSpecOnExpectationFailure: false,
+});
+
+try {
+  console.log('Starting Jasmine test run...');
+  const result = await jasmine.execute();
+  console.log(`Jasmine test run finished. Status: ${result.overallStatus}`);
+
+  if (result.overallStatus === 'failed') {
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+} catch (error) {
+  console.error('Test runner script failed:', error);
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+