diff --git a/benchmarks/asv.conf.json b/benchmarks/asv.conf.json
index c3340f4e15..9bc019bd8e 100644
--- a/benchmarks/asv.conf.json
+++ b/benchmarks/asv.conf.json
@@ -115,13 +115,13 @@
         {
             "python": "3.7",
             "build": "",
-            "numpy": "1.16.0",
+            "numpy": "1.16.5",
             "pandas": "0.25.0",
             "scipy": "1.4.0",
             // Note: these don't have a minimum in setup.py
-            "h5py": "2.10.0",
+            "h5py": "3.1.0",
             "ephem": "3.7.6.0",
-            "numba": "0.40.0",
+            "numba": "0.40.0"
         },
         // latest versions available
         {
diff --git a/benchmarks/benchmarks/infinite_sheds.py b/benchmarks/benchmarks/infinite_sheds.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..573cf19d7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmarks/benchmarks/infinite_sheds.py
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+"""
+ASV benchmarks for infinite_sheds.py
+"""
+
+import numpy as np
+import pandas as pd
+from pvlib.bifacial import infinite_sheds
+from pvlib import location, tracking
+
+
+class InfiniteSheds:
+
+    def setup(self):
+        self.times = pd.date_range(start='20180601', freq='1min',
+                                   periods=1440)
+        self.location = location.Location(40, -80)
+        self.solar_position = self.location.get_solarposition(self.times)
+        self.clearsky_irradiance = self.location.get_clearsky(
+            self.times,
+            solar_position=self.solar_position,
+        )
+        self.surface_tilt = 20
+        self.surface_azimuth = 180
+        self.gcr = 0.35
+        self.height = 2.5
+        self.pitch = 5.
+        self.albedo = 0.2
+        self.npoints = 100
+
+        with np.errstate(invalid='ignore'):
+            self.tracking = tracking.singleaxis(
+                self.solar_position['apparent_zenith'],
+                self.solar_position['azimuth'],
+                axis_tilt=0,
+                axis_azimuth=0,
+                max_angle=60,
+                backtrack=True,
+                gcr=self.gcr
+            )
+
+    def time_get_irradiance_poa_fixed(self):
+        infinite_sheds.get_irradiance_poa(
+            surface_tilt=self.surface_tilt,
+            surface_azimuth=self.surface_azimuth,
+            solar_zenith=self.solar_position['apparent_zenith'],
+            solar_azimuth=self.solar_position['azimuth'],
+            gcr=self.gcr,
+            height=self.height,
+            pitch=self.pitch,
+            ghi=self.clearsky_irradiance['ghi'],
+            dhi=self.clearsky_irradiance['dhi'],
+            dni=self.clearsky_irradiance['dni'],
+            albedo=self.albedo,
+            npoints=self.npoints
+        )
+
+    def time_get_irradiance_poa_tracking(self):
+        infinite_sheds.get_irradiance_poa(
+            surface_tilt=self.tracking['surface_tilt'],
+            surface_azimuth=self.tracking['surface_azimuth'],
+            solar_zenith=self.solar_position['apparent_zenith'],
+            solar_azimuth=self.solar_position['azimuth'],
+            gcr=self.gcr,
+            height=self.height,
+            pitch=self.pitch,
+            ghi=self.clearsky_irradiance['ghi'],
+            dhi=self.clearsky_irradiance['dhi'],
+            dni=self.clearsky_irradiance['dni'],
+            albedo=self.albedo,
+            npoints=self.npoints
+        )
+
+    def time_get_irradiance_fixed(self):
+        infinite_sheds.get_irradiance(
+            surface_tilt=self.surface_tilt,
+            surface_azimuth=self.surface_azimuth,
+            solar_zenith=self.solar_position['apparent_zenith'],
+            solar_azimuth=self.solar_position['azimuth'],
+            gcr=self.gcr,
+            height=self.height,
+            pitch=self.pitch,
+            ghi=self.clearsky_irradiance['ghi'],
+            dhi=self.clearsky_irradiance['dhi'],
+            dni=self.clearsky_irradiance['dni'],
+            albedo=self.albedo,
+            npoints=self.npoints
+        )
+
+    def time_get_irradiance_tracking(self):
+        infinite_sheds.get_irradiance(
+            surface_tilt=self.tracking['surface_tilt'],
+            surface_azimuth=self.tracking['surface_azimuth'],
+            solar_zenith=self.solar_position['apparent_zenith'],
+            solar_azimuth=self.solar_position['azimuth'],
+            gcr=self.gcr,
+            height=self.height,
+            pitch=self.pitch,
+            ghi=self.clearsky_irradiance['ghi'],
+            dhi=self.clearsky_irradiance['dhi'],
+            dni=self.clearsky_irradiance['dni'],
+            albedo=self.albedo,
+            npoints=self.npoints
+        )
diff --git a/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew.rst b/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew.rst
index 464e59f121..d32104e889 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew.rst
+++ b/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ What's New
 
 These are new features and improvements of note in each release.
 
+.. include:: whatsnew/v0.9.5.rst
 .. include:: whatsnew/v0.9.4.rst
 .. include:: whatsnew/v0.9.3.rst
 .. include:: whatsnew/v0.9.2.rst
diff --git a/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.9.5.rst b/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.9.5.rst
index adf31d02f6..32b785fbfd 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.9.5.rst
+++ b/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.9.5.rst
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Documentation
 
 Benchmarking
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
+* Added benchmarks for :py:mod:`pvlib.bifacial.infinite_sheds` (:pull:`1627`)
 
 Requirements
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -40,4 +40,5 @@ Requirements
 
 Contributors
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
+* Kevin Anderson (:ghuser:`kanderso-nrel`)
+* Will Holmgren (:ghuser:`wholmgren`)