diff --git a/tests/benchmark/bm_initialization/bm_basics_svs_initialize_fp32.h b/tests/benchmark/bm_initialization/bm_basics_svs_initialize_fp32.h
index 2576df29c..bdbb7e007 100644
--- a/tests/benchmark/bm_initialization/bm_basics_svs_initialize_fp32.h
+++ b/tests/benchmark/bm_initialization/bm_basics_svs_initialize_fp32.h
@@ -40,3 +40,17 @@ BENCHMARK_REGISTER_F(BM_VecSimSVS, BM_FUNC_NAME(BM_TriggerUpdateTiered))
                    {2, 4, 8}})
     ->ArgNames({"update_threshold", "thread_count"})
     ->MeasureProcessCPUTime();
+
+// Add vectors to reach training threshold in tiered index, and then add more vectors in parallel to
+// backend training job. Measure time to add new vectors in this scenario.
+BENCHMARK_TEMPLATE_DEFINE_F(BM_VecSimSVS, BM_FUNC_NAME(BM_AddVectorsDuringTraining),
+                            DATA_TYPE_INDEX_T)
+(benchmark::State &st) { AddVectorsDuringTraining(st); }
+BENCHMARK_REGISTER_F(BM_VecSimSVS, BM_FUNC_NAME(BM_AddVectorsDuringTraining))
+    ->Unit(benchmark::kMillisecond)
+    ->Iterations(1)
+    ->ArgsProduct({{static_cast<long int>(BM_VecSimGeneral::block_size), 5000,
+                    static_cast<long int>(10 * BM_VecSimGeneral::block_size)},
+                   {2, 4}})
+    ->ArgNames({"training_threshold", "thread_count"})
+    ->UseRealTime();
diff --git a/tests/benchmark/bm_vecsim_svs.h b/tests/benchmark/bm_vecsim_svs.h
index 71a0c9f1c..fe6c92493 100644
--- a/tests/benchmark/bm_vecsim_svs.h
+++ b/tests/benchmark/bm_vecsim_svs.h
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ class BM_VecSimSVS : public BM_VecSimGeneral {
     // index.
     void TriggerUpdateTiered(benchmark::State &st);
 
+    // Add vectors to reach training threshold in tiered index, and then add more vectors in
+    // parallel to backend training job. Measure time to add new vectors in this scenario.
+    void AddVectorsDuringTraining(benchmark::State &st);
+
     // Deletes an amount of labels from the index that triggers inplace consolidation.
     void RunGC(benchmark::State &st);
 
@@ -403,6 +407,44 @@ void BM_VecSimSVS<index_type_t>::TriggerUpdateTiered(benchmark::State &st) {
                           .str());
 }
 
+template <typename index_type_t>
+inline void BM_VecSimSVS<index_type_t>::AddVectorsDuringTraining(benchmark::State &st) {
+    // ensure mode is async
+    ASSERT_EQ(VecSimIndexInterface::asyncWriteMode, VecSim_WriteAsync);
+
+    auto training_threshold = st.range(0);
+    int unsigned num_threads = st.range(1);
+
+    if (num_threads > std::thread::hardware_concurrency()) {
+        GTEST_SKIP() << "Not enough threads available, skipping test...";
+    }
+
+    // Ensure we have enough vectors to train.
+    ASSERT_GE(N_QUERIES, training_threshold + 1000); // need extra vectors to add during training
+
+    // In each iteration create a new index
+    auto mock_thread_pool = tieredIndexMock(num_threads);
+    ASSERT_EQ(mock_thread_pool.thread_pool_size, num_threads);
+    auto *tiered_index = CreateTieredSVSIndex(
+        mock_thread_pool, training_threshold,
+        1 << 30); // set very high update threshold to avoid updates during this test
+
+    // Add vectors to reach training threshold and trigger training.
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < training_threshold; ++i) {
+        VecSimIndex_AddVector(tiered_index, test_vectors[i].data(), i);
+    }
+    mock_thread_pool.init_threads();
+    size_t label = training_threshold;
+
+    for (auto _ : st) {
+        // While the backend is training, keep adding vectors in parallel to the training job.
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < 1000 && label < N_QUERIES; i++, label++) {
+            VecSimIndex_AddVector(tiered_index, test_vectors[label].data(), label);
+        }
+    }
+    mock_thread_pool.thread_pool_join();
+}
+
 template <typename index_type_t>
 void BM_VecSimSVS<index_type_t>::RunGC(benchmark::State &st) {