diff --git a/persistence-modules/hibernate5/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/hibernate5/pom.xml
index af94025a73..a09669c8b5 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/hibernate5/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/hibernate5/pom.xml
@@ -73,6 +73,16 @@
             <artifactId>hibernate-jpamodelgen</artifactId>
             <version>${hibernate.version}</version>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.openjdk.jmh</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jmh-core</artifactId>
+            <version>${openjdk-jmh.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.openjdk.jmh</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jmh-generator-annprocess</artifactId>
+            <version>${openjdk-jmh.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
@@ -92,6 +102,7 @@
         <h2database.version>1.4.196</h2database.version>
         <assertj-core.version>3.8.0</assertj-core.version>
         <jackson.version>2.9.7</jackson.version>
+        <openjdk-jmh.version>1.21</openjdk-jmh.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/persistence-modules/hibernate5/src/main/java/com/baeldung/hibernate/HibernateUtil.java b/persistence-modules/hibernate5/src/main/java/com/baeldung/hibernate/HibernateUtil.java
index e0d1de591b..ea0af97d5a 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/hibernate5/src/main/java/com/baeldung/hibernate/HibernateUtil.java
+++ b/persistence-modules/hibernate5/src/main/java/com/baeldung/hibernate/HibernateUtil.java
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ public class HibernateUtil {
         return sessionFactory;
     }
 
+    public static SessionFactory getSessionFactoryByProperties(Properties properties) throws IOException {
+        ServiceRegistry serviceRegistry = configureServiceRegistry(properties);
+        return makeSessionFactory(serviceRegistry);
+    }
+
     private static SessionFactory makeSessionFactory(ServiceRegistry serviceRegistry) {
         MetadataSources metadataSources = new MetadataSources(serviceRegistry);
 
@@ -119,12 +124,15 @@ public class HibernateUtil {
     }
 
     private static ServiceRegistry configureServiceRegistry() throws IOException {
-        Properties properties = getProperties();
+        return configureServiceRegistry(getProperties());
+    }
+
+    private static ServiceRegistry configureServiceRegistry(Properties properties) throws IOException {
         return new StandardServiceRegistryBuilder().applySettings(properties)
                 .build();
     }
 
-    private static Properties getProperties() throws IOException {
+    public static Properties getProperties() throws IOException {
         Properties properties = new Properties();
         URL propertiesURL = Thread.currentThread()
           .getContextClassLoader()
diff --git a/persistence-modules/hibernate5/src/test/java/com/baeldung/hibernate/queryplancache/QueryPlanCacheBenchmark.java b/persistence-modules/hibernate5/src/test/java/com/baeldung/hibernate/queryplancache/QueryPlanCacheBenchmark.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..13eae3d877
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence-modules/hibernate5/src/test/java/com/baeldung/hibernate/queryplancache/QueryPlanCacheBenchmark.java
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+package com.baeldung.hibernate.queryplancache;
+
+import com.baeldung.hibernate.HibernateUtil;
+import org.hibernate.Session;
+import org.hibernate.SessionFactory;
+import org.hibernate.jpa.QueryHints;
+import org.hibernate.query.Query;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Benchmark;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.BenchmarkMode;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Fork;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Measurement;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Mode;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.OutputTimeUnit;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Param;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Scope;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Setup;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.State;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.TearDown;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Warmup;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.infra.Blackhole;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.runner.RunnerException;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Properties;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+public class QueryPlanCacheBenchmark {
+
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(QueryPlanCacheBenchmark.class);
+
+    @State(Scope.Thread)
+    public static class QueryPlanCacheBenchMarkState {
+        @Param({"1", "2", "3"})
+        public int planCacheSize;
+
+        public Session session;
+
+        @Setup
+        public void stateSetup() throws IOException {
+            LOGGER.info("State - Setup");
+            session = initSession(planCacheSize);
+            LOGGER.info("State - Setup Complete");
+        }
+
+        private Session initSession(int planCacheSize) throws IOException {
+            Properties properties = HibernateUtil.getProperties();
+            properties.put("hibernate.query.plan_cache_max_size", planCacheSize);
+            properties.put("hibernate.query.plan_parameter_metadata_max_size", planCacheSize);
+            SessionFactory sessionFactory = HibernateUtil.getSessionFactoryByProperties(properties);
+            return sessionFactory.openSession();
+        }
+
+        @TearDown
+        public void tearDownState() {
+            LOGGER.info("State - Teardown");
+            SessionFactory sessionFactory = session.getSessionFactory();
+            session.close();
+            sessionFactory.close();
+            LOGGER.info("State - Teardown complete");
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Benchmark
+    @BenchmarkMode(Mode.AverageTime)
+    @OutputTimeUnit(TimeUnit.MICROSECONDS)
+    @Fork(1)
+    @Warmup(iterations = 2)
+    @Measurement(iterations = 5)
+    public void givenQueryPlanCacheSize_thenCompileQueries(QueryPlanCacheBenchMarkState state, Blackhole blackhole) {
+
+        Query query1 = findEmployeesByDepartmentNameQuery(state.session);
+        Query query2 = findEmployeesByDesignationQuery(state.session);
+        Query query3 = findDepartmentOfAnEmployeeQuery(state.session);
+
+        blackhole.consume(query1);
+        blackhole.consume(query2);
+        blackhole.consume(query3);
+
+    }
+
+    private Query findEmployeesByDepartmentNameQuery(Session session) {
+        return session.createQuery("SELECT e FROM DeptEmployee e " +
+                "JOIN e.department WHERE e.department.name = :deptName")
+                .setMaxResults(30)
+                .setHint(QueryHints.HINT_FETCH_SIZE, 30);
+    }
+
+    private Query findEmployeesByDesignationQuery(Session session) {
+        return session.createQuery("SELECT e FROM DeptEmployee e " +
+                "WHERE e.title = :designation")
+                .setHint(QueryHints.SPEC_HINT_TIMEOUT, 1000);
+    }
+
+    private Query findDepartmentOfAnEmployeeQuery(Session session) {
+        return session.createQuery("SELECT e.department FROM DeptEmployee e " +
+                "JOIN e.department WHERE e.employeeNumber = :empId");
+
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String... args) throws IOException, RunnerException {
+        //main-class to run the benchmark
+        org.openjdk.jmh.Main.main(args);
+    }
+}