diff --git a/mountpoint-s3/Cargo.toml b/mountpoint-s3/Cargo.toml
index 499c1a50b..0dbb84563 100644
--- a/mountpoint-s3/Cargo.toml
+++ b/mountpoint-s3/Cargo.toml
@@ -105,3 +105,7 @@ required-features = ["mock"]
 [[bin]]
 name = "mount-s3-log-analyzer"
 path = "src/bin/mount-s3-log-analyzer.rs"
+
+[[bin]]
+name = "file-system-benchmarks"
+path = "src/bin/file-system-benchmarks.rs"
diff --git a/mountpoint-s3/scripts/fs_latency_bench.sh b/mountpoint-s3/scripts/fs_latency_bench.sh
index c5803509d..2e23c1397 100755
--- a/mountpoint-s3/scripts/fs_latency_bench.sh
+++ b/mountpoint-s3/scripts/fs_latency_bench.sh
@@ -126,7 +126,31 @@ do
     dir_size=$(awk "BEGIN {print $dir_size*10}")
 done
 
-run_file_benchmarks() {
+# Run benchmarks which measure the latencies of real-world usage patterns of Mountpoint. These include file system operations instead of focusing solely on IO data transfer.
+run_file_system_benchmarks() {
+  mount_dir=$(mktemp -d /tmp/fio-XXXXXXXXXXXX)
+  log_dir=logs/file_system_benchmarks
+
+  # mount file system
+  cargo run --release ${S3_BUCKET_NAME} ${mount_dir} \
+    --allow-delete \
+    --allow-overwrite \
+    --log-directory=$log_dir \
+    --prefix=${S3_BUCKET_TEST_PREFIX} \
+    --log-metrics \
+    ${optional_args}
+  mount_status=$?
+  if [ $mount_status -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Failed to mount file system"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  # run file system benchmarks binary
+  file_system_benchmarks_out_file_path=${results_dir}/file_system_benchmarks_parsed.json
+  cargo run --release --bin file-system-benchmarks ${mount_dir} ${file_system_benchmarks_out_file_path}  # This generates a *_parsed.json file which will be included in the resulting output json
+}
+
+run_file_io_benchmarks() {
   category=$1
   jobs_dir=mountpoint-s3/scripts/fio/${category}_latency
   
@@ -188,8 +212,9 @@ run_file_benchmarks() {
   done
 }
 
-run_file_benchmarks read
-run_file_benchmarks write
+run_file_system_benchmarks
+run_file_io_benchmarks read
+run_file_io_benchmarks write
 
 # combine all bench results into one json file
-jq -n '[inputs]' ${results_dir}/*.json | tee ${results_dir}/output.json
+jq -n '[inputs] | flatten' ${results_dir}/*.json | tee ${results_dir}/output.json
diff --git a/mountpoint-s3/src/bin/file-system-benchmarks.rs b/mountpoint-s3/src/bin/file-system-benchmarks.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..736dad543
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mountpoint-s3/src/bin/file-system-benchmarks.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,250 @@
+use anyhow::Result;
+use clap::{Parser, ValueEnum};
+use serde::{Serialize, Serializer};
+use serde_json::json;
+
+use std::fs::{self, File, OpenOptions};
+use std::io::{BufWriter, Write};
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::time::Duration;
+use std::time::Instant;
+
+#[derive(Parser, Debug, Clone, ValueEnum)]
+enum BenchmarkType {
+    OneByteFile,
+    All,
+}
+
+/// Benchmark tool for measuring the time of Linux file system operations.
+#[derive(Parser, Debug)]
+struct CliArgs {
+    #[clap(help = "Directory of mounted S3 bucket", value_name = "MOUNT_DIRECTORY")]
+    mount_dir: PathBuf,
+
+    #[clap(help = "Output JSON file name", value_name = "OUTPUT_FILE")]
+    out_file: PathBuf,
+
+    #[clap(value_enum, short, long, help = "Type of benchmark to run", default_value = "all")]
+    benchmark_type: BenchmarkType,
+
+    #[clap(long, help = "Include detailed breakdown of operations", default_value = "false")]
+    detailed: bool,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+struct BenchmarkResult {
+    name: String,
+    value: f64,
+    unit: Unit,
+}
+
+enum Unit {
+    Milliseconds,
+}
+
+impl Serialize for Unit {
+    fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+    where
+        S: Serializer,
+    {
+        match *self {
+            Unit::Milliseconds => serializer.serialize_str("milliseconds"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+trait DurationExt {
+    // This is a temporary alternative to 'as_millis' to avoid loss of precision and should be removed when 'as_millis_f64_temp' is no longer a nightly-only experimental API.
+    fn as_millis_f64_temp(&self) -> f64;
+}
+
+impl DurationExt for Duration {
+    fn as_millis_f64_temp(&self) -> f64 {
+        const NANOS_PER_MILLI: f64 = 1_000_000.0;
+        self.as_nanos() as f64 / NANOS_PER_MILLI
+    }
+}
+
+fn mean(v: &[f64]) -> f64 {
+    let len = v.len() as f64;
+    v.iter().fold(0.0, |acc: f64, elem| acc + *elem) / len
+}
+
+fn one_byte_file_creation_benchmark(
+    mount_dir: &Path,
+    num_files: u32,
+    include_breakdown: bool,
+) -> Result<Vec<BenchmarkResult>> {
+    file_creation_benchmark("One Byte File Creation", mount_dir, num_files, 1, include_breakdown)
+}
+
+/// Benchmarks file creation operations by measuring the latency of opening, writing, and flushing files.
+///
+/// # Arguments
+///
+/// * `benchmark_name` - A string slice containing the name of the benchmark for result labeling
+/// * `mount_dir_str` - A string slice containing the path to the directory where benchmark files will be created
+/// * `num_files` - The number of files to create during the benchmark (the creation of these files is done in serial)
+/// * `file_len_bytes` - The size of each file to create in bytes
+/// * `include_breakdown` - Whether to include detailed timing breakdown in the results
+///
+/// # Returns
+///
+/// Returns a `Result<Vec<BenchmarkResult>>` where:
+/// * On success: Vector of `BenchmarkResult` containing timing measurements
+/// * On error: An `anyhow::Error` describing what went wrong
+///
+/// # Measurements
+///
+/// The function measures three distinct operations for each file:
+/// * Open latency: Time taken to create and open a new file
+/// * Write latency: Time taken to write the specified number of bytes
+/// * Flush latency: Time taken to flush and close the file
+fn file_creation_benchmark(
+    benchmark_name: &str,
+    mount_dir: &Path,
+    num_files: u32,
+    file_size_bytes: u64,
+    include_breakdown: bool,
+) -> Result<Vec<BenchmarkResult>> {
+    let mut open_latency_samples = vec![];
+    let mut write_latency_samples = vec![];
+    let mut flush_latency_samples = vec![];
+    let mut total_latency_samples = vec![];
+
+    for file_number in 1..=num_files {
+        let mut elapsed_total_ms: f64 = 0.0;
+        let path = mount_dir.join(format!("bench_file_{file_number}"));
+
+        // Perform and time the open operation
+        let mut file = {
+            let mut open = OpenOptions::new();
+            open.create(true);
+            open.truncate(true);
+            open.write(true);
+            open.read(true);
+
+            let start = Instant::now();
+            let file = open
+                .open(path.clone())
+                .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("Failed to open file {}: {}", path.display(), e))?;
+            let elapsed_ms = start.elapsed().as_millis_f64_temp();
+            open_latency_samples.push(elapsed_ms);
+            elapsed_total_ms += elapsed_ms;
+            file
+        };
+
+        // Perform and time the writing operation
+        {
+            let start = Instant::now();
+            file.write_all(&vec![0u8; file_size_bytes as usize])
+                .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("Failed to write to file {}: {}", path.display(), e))?;
+            let elapsed_ms = start.elapsed().as_millis_f64_temp();
+            write_latency_samples.push(elapsed_ms);
+            elapsed_total_ms += elapsed_ms;
+        };
+
+        // Perform and time the flush operation
+        {
+            let start = Instant::now();
+            drop(file);
+            let elapsed_ms = start.elapsed().as_millis_f64_temp();
+            flush_latency_samples.push(elapsed_ms);
+            elapsed_total_ms += elapsed_ms;
+        };
+
+        total_latency_samples.push(elapsed_total_ms);
+
+        fs::remove_file(path.clone())
+            .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("Failed to remove file {}: {}", path.display(), e))?;
+    }
+
+    let total_latency_result = BenchmarkResult {
+        name: format!("{benchmark_name} - Average Total Latency"),
+        value: mean(&total_latency_samples),
+        unit: Unit::Milliseconds,
+    };
+
+    if !include_breakdown {
+        Ok(vec![total_latency_result])
+    } else {
+        Ok(vec![
+            total_latency_result,
+            BenchmarkResult {
+                name: format!("{benchmark_name} - Average Open Latency"),
+                value: mean(&open_latency_samples),
+                unit: Unit::Milliseconds,
+            },
+            BenchmarkResult {
+                name: format!("{benchmark_name} - Average Write Latency"),
+                value: mean(&write_latency_samples),
+                unit: Unit::Milliseconds,
+            },
+            BenchmarkResult {
+                name: format!("{benchmark_name} - Average Flush Latency"),
+                value: mean(&flush_latency_samples),
+                unit: Unit::Milliseconds,
+            },
+        ])
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    let CliArgs {
+        mount_dir,
+        out_file,
+        benchmark_type,
+        detailed,
+    } = CliArgs::parse();
+    const NUM_FILES: u32 = 100;
+    let benchmark_results = match benchmark_type {
+        BenchmarkType::OneByteFile => one_byte_file_creation_benchmark(&mount_dir, NUM_FILES, detailed)?,
+        BenchmarkType::All => vec![one_byte_file_creation_benchmark(&mount_dir, NUM_FILES, detailed)?]
+            .into_iter()
+            .flatten()
+            .collect(),
+    };
+
+    let contents = json!(benchmark_results);
+    let file = File::create(out_file)?;
+    let mut writer = BufWriter::new(file);
+    serde_json::to_writer_pretty(&mut writer, &contents)?;
+    writer.flush()?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_mean_empty_vector() {
+        let numbers: Vec<f64> = vec![];
+        assert!((mean(&numbers)).is_nan());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_mean_single_number() {
+        let numbers = vec![42.0];
+        assert_eq!(mean(&numbers), 42.0);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_mean_mixed_numbers() {
+        let numbers = vec![-2.0, -1.5, 0.0, 1.0, 2.5];
+        assert_eq!(mean(&numbers), 0.0);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_mean_large_numbers() {
+        let numbers = vec![1e7, 2e7, 3e7];
+        assert_eq!(mean(&numbers), 2e7);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_mean_precision() {
+        let numbers = vec![1.0 / 3.0, 1.0 / 3.0, 1.0 / 3.0];
+        assert!((mean(&numbers) - 1.0 / 3.0).abs() < f64::EPSILON);
+    }
+}