diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/defaults/build-images/wasm/rust/Dockerfile.mustache b/packages/cli/src/lib/defaults/build-images/wasm/rust/Dockerfile.mustache
index f1d6c9c99f..8cc17a2c28 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/defaults/build-images/wasm/rust/Dockerfile.mustache
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/defaults/build-images/wasm/rust/Dockerfile.mustache
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ WORKDIR /linked-packages
 COPY {{dir}} ./{{name}}
 {{/polywrap_linked_packages}}
 
+WORKDIR /
+RUN USER=root cargo new --lib project
 WORKDIR /project
 
 # Copy all manifest files
@@ -39,13 +41,8 @@ WORKDIR /project
 COPY {{.}} .
 {{/polywrap_manifests}}
 
-# Copy all source files
-{{#include}}
-COPY {{.}} {{.}}
-{{/include}}
-{{#polywrap_module}}
-COPY {{dir}} {{dir}}
-{{/polywrap_module}}
+# Copy Cargo manifest files
+COPY ./{{dir}}/Cargo.toml ./{{dir}}/Cargo.toml
 
 {{#polywrap_linked_packages.length}}
 # Link any local packages
@@ -58,15 +55,10 @@ RUN PACKAGE_NAME={{name}}; \
     {{/polywrap_module}}
     true
 {{/polywrap_linked_packages}}
-
 {{/polywrap_linked_packages.length}}
 
 {{#polywrap_module}}
-# Remove any Cargo.lock files
-RUN rm -rf {{dir}}/Cargo.lock
-
-# Ensure the Wasm module is configured to use imported memory
-ENV RUSTFLAGS="-C link-arg=-z -C link-arg=stack-size=65536 -C link-arg=--import-memory"
+# Mock build for dependencies:
 
 # Ensure the module at {{dir}} has the crate-type = ["cdylib"]
 RUN toml set ./{{dir}}/Cargo.toml lib.crate-type ["cdylib"] > ./{{dir}}/Cargo-local.toml && \
@@ -83,14 +75,29 @@ RUN toml set ./{{dir}}/Cargo.toml package.name "module" > ./{{dir}}/Cargo-local.
     mv ./{{dir}}/Cargo-local.toml ./{{dir}}/Cargo.toml && \
     true
 
-# Make the build directory
-RUN rm -rf ./build
-RUN mkdir ./build
+RUN cargo build --manifest-path ./{{dir}}/Cargo.toml --release
+
+# Copy all source files
+{{#include}}
+COPY {{.}} {{.}}
+{{/include}}
+RUN mv ./{{dir}}/Cargo.toml ./{{dir}}/Cargo-deps.toml
+COPY {{dir}} {{dir}}
+RUN mv ./{{dir}}/Cargo-deps.toml ./{{dir}}/Cargo.toml && rm ./target/release/deps/module*
+
+# Actual build:
+
+# Ensure the Wasm module is configured to use imported memory
+ENV RUSTFLAGS="-C link-arg=-z -C link-arg=stack-size=65536 -C link-arg=--import-memory"
 
 # Build the module at {{dir}}
 RUN cargo build --manifest-path ./{{dir}}/Cargo.toml \
     --target wasm32-unknown-unknown --release
 
+# Make the build directory
+RUN rm -rf ./build
+RUN mkdir ./build
+
 # Enable the "WASM_INTERFACE_TYPES" feature, which will remove the __wbindgen_throw import.
 # See: https://github.com/rustwasm/wasm-bindgen/blob/7f4663b70bd492278bf0e7bba4eeddb3d840c868/crates/cli-support/src/lib.rs#L397-L403
 ENV WASM_INTERFACE_TYPES=1
diff --git a/packages/js/client/src/__tests__/e2e/wasm-rs.spec.ts b/packages/js/client/src/__tests__/e2e/wasm-rs.spec.ts
index 3697caa667..b320528b19 100644
--- a/packages/js/client/src/__tests__/e2e/wasm-rs.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/js/client/src/__tests__/e2e/wasm-rs.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {
   PolywrapClientConfig,
   createPolywrapClient,
+  PolywrapClient,
 } from "../..";
 import * as TestCases from "./test-cases";
 import { makeMemoryStoragePlugin } from "./memory-storage";
@@ -12,6 +13,10 @@ import {
   providers
 } from "@polywrap/test-env-js";
 import { GetPathToTestWrappers } from "@polywrap/test-cases";
+import fse from "fs-extra";
+import path from "path";
+import { execSync } from "child_process";
+const { performance } = require("perf_hooks");
 
 jest.setTimeout(1200000);
 
@@ -330,3 +335,95 @@ describe("wasm-rs test cases", () => {
     );
   })
 });
+
+describe.skip("Wasm-rs benchmarking", () => {
+  const wrapperPath = `${GetPathToTestWrappers()}/wasm-rs/benchmarks`
+  const wrapperUri = `fs/${wrapperPath}/build`
+
+  let cacheFiles = new Map<string, string>();
+  const mockFunc = `
+  fn froo() -> &'static str {
+"foo"
+}
+  `;
+
+  const modifySource = () => {
+    const libPath = path.join(wrapperPath, "src", "lib.rs");
+    const libFile = fse.readFileSync(libPath, "utf-8");
+
+    cacheFiles.set(libPath, libFile);
+
+    const modifiedFile = `${libFile}\n${mockFunc}`;
+
+    fse.writeFileSync(libPath, modifiedFile);
+  };
+
+  const buildImage = async (name: "current" | "new"): Promise<number> => {
+    const startTime = performance.now();
+
+    await buildWrapper(
+      wrapperPath,
+      name === "current"? "./polywrap-current.yaml": "./polywrap.yaml"
+    );
+
+    const endTime = performance.now();
+    const msTime = endTime - startTime;
+
+    //Make sure the wrapper works correctly
+    await TestCases.runBigNumberTypeTest(
+      new PolywrapClient(), wrapperUri
+    );
+
+    return msTime
+  };
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    fse.removeSync(`${wrapperPath}/build`);
+    fse.removeSync(`${wrapperPath}/.polywrap`);
+  });
+
+  const restoreSource = () => {
+    for (const [key, value] of cacheFiles) {
+      fse.writeFileSync(key, value);
+    }
+  };
+
+  it("Build image performance", async () => {
+    //Delete cached images and containers
+    execSync(`docker system prune -a -f`);
+    
+    //Build the wrapper with no previously cached images
+    const firstBuildTimeNew = await buildImage("new");
+    console.log(`1st build - no cache (new): ${firstBuildTimeNew.toFixed(2)}ms`);
+
+    //Build the wrapper again
+    const secondBuildTimeNew = await buildImage("new");
+    console.log(`2nd build - with cache (new): ${secondBuildTimeNew.toFixed(2)}ms`);
+
+    //Modify the source code and measure build time
+    modifySource();
+
+    const timeAfterSourceNew = await buildImage("new",);
+    console.log(`3rd build - modified source (new): ${timeAfterSourceNew.toFixed(2)}ms`);
+
+    restoreSource();
+
+    // Repeat the process for current image and compare
+    execSync(`docker system prune -a -f`);
+    
+    const firstBuildTimeCurrent = await buildImage("current");
+    console.log(`1st build - no cache (current): ${firstBuildTimeCurrent.toFixed(2)}ms`);
+
+    const secondBuildTimeCurrent = await buildImage("current");
+    console.log(`2nd build - with cache (current): ${secondBuildTimeCurrent.toFixed(2)}ms`);
+
+    modifySource();
+
+    const timeAfterSourceCurrent = await buildImage("current");
+    console.log(`3rd build - modified source (current): ${timeAfterSourceCurrent.toFixed(2)}ms`);
+
+    restoreSource();
+
+    expect(timeAfterSourceNew).toBeLessThan(timeAfterSourceCurrent);
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/js/test-env/src/index.ts b/packages/js/test-env/src/index.ts
index e29c4d60fa..023d0a556c 100644
--- a/packages/js/test-env/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/js/test-env/src/index.ts
@@ -193,8 +193,13 @@ export const runCLI = async (options: {
   };
 };
 
-export async function buildWrapper(wrapperAbsPath: string): Promise<void> {
-  const manifestPath = `${wrapperAbsPath}/polywrap.yaml`;
+export async function buildWrapper(
+  wrapperAbsPath: string,
+  manifestPathOverride?: string
+): Promise<void> {
+  const manifestPath = manifestPathOverride
+    ? path.join(wrapperAbsPath, manifestPathOverride)
+    : `${wrapperAbsPath}/polywrap.yaml`;
   const {
     exitCode: buildExitCode,
     stdout: buildStdout,
diff --git a/packages/test-cases/cases/cli/wasm/build-benchmarks/001-rust/current/Dockerfile b/packages/test-cases/cases/cli/wasm/build-benchmarks/001-rust/current/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b8bee99161
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/test-cases/cases/cli/wasm/build-benchmarks/001-rust/current/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+FROM rust:1.60.0 as base
+
+# Install the wasm32 rust build target
+RUN rustup target add wasm32-unknown-unknown
+
+WORKDIR /build-deps
+
+# Install curl
+RUN apt-get update
+RUN apt-get -y install curl clang llvm build-essential
+
+# Install wasm-opt
+RUN curl -L https://github.com/WebAssembly/binaryen/releases/download/version_101/binaryen-version_101-x86_64-linux.tar.gz | tar -xz \
+    && chmod +x binaryen-version_101/bin/wasm-opt \
+    && cp binaryen-version_101/bin/wasm-opt /usr/local/bin/ \
+    && rm -rf binary-version_101
+
+# Install the toml-cli
+RUN cargo install -f toml-cli
+
+# Install wasm-snip
+RUN cargo install -f wasm-snip
+
+# Install wasm-bindgen
+RUN cargo install -f wasm-bindgen-cli
+
+WORKDIR /project
+
+# Copy all manifest files
+COPY polywrap.yaml .
+COPY polywrap.build.yaml .
+
+# Copy all source files
+COPY ./Cargo.toml ./Cargo.toml
+COPY ./src ./src
+COPY ./schema.graphql ./schema.graphql
+COPY ./plugin.schema.graphql ./plugin.schema.graphql
+
+# Remove any Cargo.lock files
+RUN rm -rf ./Cargo.lock
+
+# Ensure the Wasm module is configured to use imported memory
+ENV RUSTFLAGS="-C link-arg=-z -C link-arg=stack-size=65536 -C link-arg=--import-memory"
+
+# Ensure the module at . has the crate-type = ["cdylib"]
+RUN toml set ././Cargo.toml lib.crate-type ["cdylib"] > ././Cargo-local.toml && \
+    rm -rf ././Cargo.toml && \
+    mv ././Cargo-local.toml ././Cargo.toml && \
+    true
+
+# Clean up artifacts left by the toml CLI program ("["cdylib"]" -> ["cdylib"])
+RUN sed -i 's/"\[cdylib\]"/\["cdylib"\]/g' ././Cargo.toml
+
+# Ensure the package name = "module"
+RUN toml set ././Cargo.toml package.name "module" > ././Cargo-local.toml && \
+    rm -rf ././Cargo.toml && \
+    mv ././Cargo-local.toml ././Cargo.toml && \
+    true
+
+# Make the build directory
+RUN rm -rf ./build
+RUN mkdir ./build
+
+# Build the module at .
+RUN cargo build --manifest-path ././Cargo.toml \
+    --target wasm32-unknown-unknown --release
+
+# Enable the "WASM_INTERFACE_TYPES" feature, which will remove the __wbindgen_throw import.
+# See: https://github.com/rustwasm/wasm-bindgen/blob/7f4663b70bd492278bf0e7bba4eeddb3d840c868/crates/cli-support/src/lib.rs#L397-L403
+ENV WASM_INTERFACE_TYPES=1
+
+# Run wasm-bindgen over the module, replacing all placeholder __wbindgen_... imports
+RUN wasm-bindgen ././target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/module.wasm --out-dir ./build --out-name bg_module.wasm
+
+RUN wasm-snip ./build/bg_module.wasm -o ./build/snipped_module.wasm && \
+    rm -rf ./build/bg_module.wasm
+
+# Use wasm-opt to perform the "asyncify" post-processing step over all modules
+RUN wasm-opt --asyncify -Os ./build/snipped_module.wasm -o ./build/wrap.wasm && \
+    rm -rf ./build/snipped_module.wasm
diff --git a/packages/test-cases/cases/wrappers/wasm-rs/benchmarks/Cargo.toml b/packages/test-cases/cases/wrappers/wasm-rs/benchmarks/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c2917828f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/test-cases/cases/wrappers/wasm-rs/benchmarks/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+[package]
+name = "module"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Query module of bigint-type e2e test"
+authors = [
+  "Kobby Pentangeli <kobbypentangeli@gmail.com>",
+  "Jordan Ellis <jelli@dorg.tech>"
+]
+repository = "https://github.com/polywrap/monorepo"
+license = "MIT"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+polywrap-wasm-rs = { path = "../../../../../../wasm/rs" }
+serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
+ethers = "0.14.0"
+
+[lib]
+crate-type = ["cdylib"]
+
+[profile.release]
+opt-level = 's'
+lto = true
+panic = 'abort'
diff --git a/packages/test-cases/cases/wrappers/wasm-rs/benchmarks/Dockerfile b/packages/test-cases/cases/wrappers/wasm-rs/benchmarks/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c668f044f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/test-cases/cases/wrappers/wasm-rs/benchmarks/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+FROM rust:1.60.0 as base
+
+# Install the wasm32 rust build target
+RUN rustup target add wasm32-unknown-unknown
+
+WORKDIR /build-deps
+
+# Install curl
+RUN apt-get update
+RUN apt-get -y install curl clang llvm build-essential
+
+# Install wasm-opt
+RUN curl -L https://github.com/WebAssembly/binaryen/releases/download/version_101/binaryen-version_101-x86_64-linux.tar.gz | tar -xz \
+    && chmod +x binaryen-version_101/bin/wasm-opt \
+    && cp binaryen-version_101/bin/wasm-opt /usr/local/bin/ \
+    && rm -rf binary-version_101
+
+# Install the toml-cli
+RUN cargo install -f toml-cli
+
+# Install wasm-snip
+RUN cargo install -f wasm-snip
+
+# Install wasm-bindgen
+RUN cargo install -f wasm-bindgen-cli
+
+WORKDIR /linked-packages
+
+COPY .polywrap/wasm/build/linked-packages/polywrap-wasm-rs ./polywrap-wasm-rs
+
+WORKDIR /project
+
+# Copy all manifest files
+COPY polywrap.yaml .
+COPY polywrap.build.yaml .
+
+# Copy all source files
+COPY . .
+
+# Link any local packages
+RUN PACKAGE_NAME=polywrap-wasm-rs; \
+    toml set ././Cargo.toml dependencies.$PACKAGE_NAME.path /linked-packages/$PACKAGE_NAME > ././Cargo-local.toml && \
+    rm -rf ././Cargo.toml && \
+    mv ././Cargo-local.toml ././Cargo.toml && \
+    true
+
+
+# Remove any Cargo.lock files
+RUN rm -rf ./Cargo.lock
+
+# Ensure the Wasm module is configured to use imported memory
+ENV RUSTFLAGS="-C link-arg=-z -C link-arg=stack-size=65536 -C link-arg=--import-memory"
+
+# Ensure the module at . has the crate-type = ["cdylib"]
+RUN toml set ././Cargo.toml lib.crate-type ["cdylib"] > ././Cargo-local.toml && \
+    rm -rf ././Cargo.toml && \
+    mv ././Cargo-local.toml ././Cargo.toml && \
+    true
+
+# Clean up artifacts left by the toml CLI program ("["cdylib"]" -> ["cdylib"])
+RUN sed -i 's/"\[cdylib\]"/\["cdylib"\]/g' ././Cargo.toml
+
+# Ensure the package name = "module"
+RUN toml set ././Cargo.toml package.name "module" > ././Cargo-local.toml && \
+    rm -rf ././Cargo.toml && \
+    mv ././Cargo-local.toml ././Cargo.toml && \
+    true
+
+# Make the build directory
+RUN rm -rf ./build
+RUN mkdir ./build
+
+# Build the module at .
+RUN cargo build --manifest-path ././Cargo.toml \
+    --target wasm32-unknown-unknown --release
+
+# Enable the "WASM_INTERFACE_TYPES" feature, which will remove the __wbindgen_throw import.
+# See: https://github.com/rustwasm/wasm-bindgen/blob/7f4663b70bd492278bf0e7bba4eeddb3d840c868/crates/cli-support/src/lib.rs#L397-L403
+ENV WASM_INTERFACE_TYPES=1
+
+# Run wasm-bindgen over the module, replacing all placeholder __wbindgen_... imports
+RUN wasm-bindgen ././target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/module.wasm --out-dir ./build --out-name bg_module.wasm
+
+RUN wasm-snip ./build/bg_module.wasm -o ./build/snipped_module.wasm && \
+    rm -rf ./build/bg_module.wasm
+
+# Use wasm-opt to perform the "asyncify" post-processing step over all modules
+RUN wasm-opt --asyncify -Os ./build/snipped_module.wasm -o ./build/wrap.wasm && \
+    rm -rf ./build/snipped_module.wasm
diff --git a/packages/test-cases/cases/wrappers/wasm-rs/benchmarks/polywrap-current.build.yaml b/packages/test-cases/cases/wrappers/wasm-rs/benchmarks/polywrap-current.build.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..34273c0f89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/test-cases/cases/wrappers/wasm-rs/benchmarks/polywrap-current.build.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+format: 0.1.0
+docker:
+  name: benchmark-type-wasm-rs
+  dockerfile: ./Dockerfile
+linked_packages:
+  - name: polywrap-wasm-rs
+    path: ../../../../../wasm/rs
diff --git a/packages/test-cases/cases/wrappers/wasm-rs/benchmarks/polywrap-current.yaml b/packages/test-cases/cases/wrappers/wasm-rs/benchmarks/polywrap-current.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7aaef9a573
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/test-cases/cases/wrappers/wasm-rs/benchmarks/polywrap-current.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+format: 0.1.0
+name: Benchmark
+language: wasm/rust
+build: ./polywrap-current.build.yaml
+schema: ./schema.graphql
+module: ./Cargo.toml
diff --git a/packages/test-cases/cases/wrappers/wasm-rs/benchmarks/polywrap.build.yaml b/packages/test-cases/cases/wrappers/wasm-rs/benchmarks/polywrap.build.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..32d37799e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/test-cases/cases/wrappers/wasm-rs/benchmarks/polywrap.build.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+format: 0.1.0
+docker:
+  name: benchmark-type-wasm-rs
+linked_packages:
+  - name: polywrap-wasm-rs
+    path: ../../../../../wasm/rs
diff --git a/packages/test-cases/cases/wrappers/wasm-rs/benchmarks/polywrap.yaml b/packages/test-cases/cases/wrappers/wasm-rs/benchmarks/polywrap.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff6d4389da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/test-cases/cases/wrappers/wasm-rs/benchmarks/polywrap.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+format: 0.1.0
+name: Benchmark
+language: wasm/rust
+build: ./polywrap.build.yaml
+schema: ./schema.graphql
+module: ./Cargo.toml
diff --git a/packages/test-cases/cases/wrappers/wasm-rs/benchmarks/schema.graphql b/packages/test-cases/cases/wrappers/wasm-rs/benchmarks/schema.graphql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ffe506dec2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/test-cases/cases/wrappers/wasm-rs/benchmarks/schema.graphql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+type Module {
+  method(
+    arg1: BigNumber!
+    arg2: BigNumber
+    obj: BigNumberArg!
+  ): BigNumber!
+}
+
+type BigNumberArg {
+  prop1: BigNumber!
+  prop2: BigNumber
+}
diff --git a/packages/test-cases/cases/wrappers/wasm-rs/benchmarks/src/lib.rs b/packages/test-cases/cases/wrappers/wasm-rs/benchmarks/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5e5b5ae13c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/test-cases/cases/wrappers/wasm-rs/benchmarks/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+use std::ops::Mul;
+
+use polywrap_wasm_rs::BigNumber;
+pub mod wrap;
+pub use wrap::*;
+
+pub fn method(args: ArgsMethod) -> BigNumber {
+    let mut result = args.arg1.mul(args.obj.prop1);
+
+    if args.arg2.is_some() {
+        result = result.mul(args.arg2.unwrap());
+    }
+    if args.obj.prop2.is_some() {
+        result = result.mul(args.obj.prop2.unwrap());
+    }
+
+    result
+}