diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/tool.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/tool.rs
index 9df4698f21f3a..03e77c46b6047 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/tool.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/tool.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ struct ToolBuild {
     extra_features: Vec<String>,
     /// Nightly-only features that are allowed (comma-separated list).
     allow_features: &'static str,
+    /// Additional arguments to pass to the `cargo` invocation.
+    cargo_args: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 impl Builder<'_> {
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@ impl Step for ToolBuild {
         if !self.allow_features.is_empty() {
             cargo.allow_features(self.allow_features);
         }
+        cargo.args(self.cargo_args);
         let _guard = builder.msg_tool(
             Kind::Build,
             self.mode,
@@ -126,10 +129,7 @@ impl Step for ToolBuild {
             if tool == "tidy" {
                 tool = "rust-tidy";
             }
-            let cargo_out = builder.cargo_out(compiler, self.mode, target).join(exe(tool, target));
-            let bin = builder.tools_dir(compiler).join(exe(tool, target));
-            builder.copy_link(&cargo_out, &bin);
-            bin
+            copy_tool_bin(builder, self.compiler, self.target, self.mode, tool)
         }
     }
 }
@@ -214,6 +214,21 @@ pub fn prepare_tool_cargo(
     cargo
 }
 
+/// Copies a built tool binary with the given `name` from the build directory to the
+/// tools directory.
+fn copy_tool_bin(
+    builder: &Builder<'_>,
+    compiler: Compiler,
+    target: TargetSelection,
+    mode: Mode,
+    name: &str,
+) -> PathBuf {
+    let cargo_out = builder.cargo_out(compiler, mode, target).join(exe(name, target));
+    let bin = builder.tools_dir(compiler).join(exe(name, target));
+    builder.copy_link(&cargo_out, &bin);
+    bin
+}
+
 macro_rules! bootstrap_tool {
     ($(
         $name:ident, $path:expr, $tool_name:expr
@@ -283,6 +298,7 @@ macro_rules! bootstrap_tool {
                     },
                     extra_features: vec![],
                     allow_features: concat!($($allow_features)*),
+                    cargo_args: vec![]
                 })
             }
         }
@@ -349,10 +365,60 @@ impl Step for OptimizedDist {
             source_type: SourceType::InTree,
             extra_features: Vec::new(),
             allow_features: "",
+            cargo_args: Vec::new(),
         })
     }
 }
 
+/// The [rustc-perf](https://github.com/rust-lang/rustc-perf) benchmark suite, which is added
+/// as a submodule at `src/tools/rustc-perf`.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Hash, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct RustcPerf {
+    pub compiler: Compiler,
+    pub target: TargetSelection,
+}
+
+impl Step for RustcPerf {
+    /// Path to the built `collector` binary.
+    type Output = PathBuf;
+
+    fn should_run(run: ShouldRun<'_>) -> ShouldRun<'_> {
+        run.path("src/tools/rustc-perf")
+    }
+
+    fn make_run(run: RunConfig<'_>) {
+        run.builder.ensure(RustcPerf {
+            compiler: run.builder.compiler(0, run.builder.config.build),
+            target: run.target,
+        });
+    }
+
+    fn run(self, builder: &Builder<'_>) -> PathBuf {
+        // We need to ensure the rustc-perf submodule is initialized.
+        builder.update_submodule(Path::new("src/tools/rustc-perf"));
+
+        let tool = ToolBuild {
+            compiler: self.compiler,
+            target: self.target,
+            tool: "collector",
+            mode: Mode::ToolBootstrap,
+            path: "src/tools/rustc-perf",
+            source_type: SourceType::Submodule,
+            extra_features: Vec::new(),
+            allow_features: "",
+            // Only build the collector package, which is used for benchmarking through
+            // a CLI.
+            cargo_args: vec!["-p".to_string(), "collector".to_string()],
+        };
+        let collector_bin = builder.ensure(tool.clone());
+        // We also need to symlink the `rustc-fake` binary to the corresponding directory,
+        // because `collector` expects it in the same directory.
+        copy_tool_bin(builder, tool.compiler, tool.target, tool.mode, "rustc-fake");
+
+        collector_bin
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Hash, PartialEq, Eq, Ord, PartialOrd)]
 pub struct ErrorIndex {
     pub compiler: Compiler,
@@ -403,6 +469,7 @@ impl Step for ErrorIndex {
             source_type: SourceType::InTree,
             extra_features: Vec::new(),
             allow_features: "",
+            cargo_args: Vec::new(),
         })
     }
 }
@@ -437,6 +504,7 @@ impl Step for RemoteTestServer {
             source_type: SourceType::InTree,
             extra_features: Vec::new(),
             allow_features: "",
+            cargo_args: Vec::new(),
         })
     }
 }
@@ -598,6 +666,7 @@ impl Step for Cargo {
             source_type: SourceType::Submodule,
             extra_features: Vec::new(),
             allow_features: "",
+            cargo_args: Vec::new(),
         })
     }
 }
@@ -625,6 +694,7 @@ impl Step for LldWrapper {
             source_type: SourceType::InTree,
             extra_features: Vec::new(),
             allow_features: "",
+            cargo_args: Vec::new(),
         })
     }
 }
@@ -673,6 +743,7 @@ impl Step for RustAnalyzer {
             extra_features: vec!["in-rust-tree".to_owned()],
             source_type: SourceType::InTree,
             allow_features: RustAnalyzer::ALLOW_FEATURES,
+            cargo_args: Vec::new(),
         })
     }
 }
@@ -720,6 +791,7 @@ impl Step for RustAnalyzerProcMacroSrv {
             extra_features: vec!["in-rust-tree".to_owned()],
             source_type: SourceType::InTree,
             allow_features: RustAnalyzer::ALLOW_FEATURES,
+            cargo_args: Vec::new(),
         });
 
         // Copy `rust-analyzer-proc-macro-srv` to `<sysroot>/libexec/`
@@ -916,6 +988,7 @@ macro_rules! tool_extended {
                     extra_features: $sel.extra_features,
                     source_type: SourceType::InTree,
                     allow_features: concat!($($allow_features)*),
+                    cargo_args: vec![]
                 });
 
                 if (false $(|| !$add_bins_to_sysroot.is_empty())?) && $sel.compiler.stage > 0 {
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder.rs
index 12d2bb18ab7ca..55d998dc83c18 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder.rs
@@ -750,7 +750,8 @@ impl<'a> Builder<'a> {
                 tool::RustdocGUITest,
                 tool::OptimizedDist,
                 tool::CoverageDump,
-                tool::LlvmBitcodeLinker
+                tool::LlvmBitcodeLinker,
+                tool::RustcPerf,
             ),
             Kind::Clippy => describe!(
                 clippy::Std,