diff --git a/packages/binary/transaction/test/transaction_test.go b/packages/binary/transaction/test/transaction_test.go
index 4ff8aa67b0175ffced0d46754dbbbb5a766a24dc..c04c62b4627198f3db813e98c57e516a161638a1 100644
--- a/packages/binary/transaction/test/transaction_test.go
+++ b/packages/binary/transaction/test/transaction_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,42 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
+func BenchmarkVerifyDataTransactions(b *testing.B) {
+	transactions := make([][]byte, b.N)
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		tx := transaction.New(transaction.EmptyId, transaction.EmptyId, identity.Generate(), data.New([]byte("some data")))
+
+		if marshaledTransaction, err := tx.MarshalBinary(); err != nil {
+			b.Error(err)
+		} else {
+			transactions[i] = marshaledTransaction
+		}
+	}
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+
+		currentIndex := i
+		if err := ants.Submit(func() {
+			if tx, err := transaction.FromBytes(transactions[currentIndex]); err != nil {
+				b.Error(err)
+			} else {
+				tx.VerifySignature()
+			}
+
+			wg.Done()
+		}); err != nil {
+			b.Error(err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	wg.Wait()
+}
+
 func BenchmarkVerifyValueTransactions(b *testing.B) {
 	keyPairOfSourceAddress := ed25119.GenerateKeyPair()
 	keyPairOfTargetAddress := ed25119.GenerateKeyPair()