diff --git a/include/aos/aos_rpc.h b/include/aos/aos_rpc.h
index 8b7ebcd..9caf240 100644
--- a/include/aos/aos_rpc.h
+++ b/include/aos/aos_rpc.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ enum rpc_mtype {
     RPC_MTYPE_PROCESS_GET_ALL_PIDS,
     RPC_MTYPE_ALLOCATE_PID,
     RPC_MTYPE_GET_BOOTINFO,
+    RPC_MTYPE_NOP,
     RPC_MTYPE_COUNT // How many message types exist
 };
 
@@ -55,6 +56,10 @@ struct aos_rpc {
  */
 errval_t aos_rpc_init(struct aos_rpc *rpc, struct lmp_chan *chan, void *shared_mem);
 
+/**
+ * @brief rpc call for RPC performance measurements (performs no action except a nop)
+ */
+errval_t aos_rpc_nop(struct aos_rpc *chan);
 
 /**
  * \brief Send a number.
diff --git a/lib/aos/aos_rpc.c b/lib/aos/aos_rpc.c
index 90021b4..b4f2371 100644
--- a/lib/aos/aos_rpc.c
+++ b/lib/aos/aos_rpc.c
@@ -95,6 +95,17 @@ static errval_t do_aos_rpc(
     return recv.words[0];
 }
 
+errval_t
+aos_rpc_nop(struct aos_rpc *rpc) {
+    errval_t err;
+
+    err = do_aos_rpc(
+        rpc, RPC_MTYPE_NOP,
+        NULL_CAP, 0, 0, 0,
+        NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+
+    return err;
+}
 
 errval_t
 aos_rpc_send_number(struct aos_rpc *rpc, uintptr_t num) {
diff --git a/lib/spawn/rpc_server.c b/lib/spawn/rpc_server.c
index da72f28..9bed700 100644
--- a/lib/spawn/rpc_server.c
+++ b/lib/spawn/rpc_server.c
@@ -121,6 +121,16 @@ static void rpc_server_async_reply(struct generic_rpc_server *g_rpc, errval_t re
 
 // RPC handlers
 
+static errval_t handle_rpc_nop(
+    struct generic_rpc_server *rpc,
+    struct capref arg_cap, size_t arg_size, uintptr_t arg0, uintptr_t arg1,
+    struct capref *ret_cap, size_t *ret_size, uintptr_t *ret0, uintptr_t *ret1
+) {
+    __asm volatile("nop");
+
+    return SYS_ERR_OK;
+}
+
 static errval_t handle_rpc_send_number(
     struct generic_rpc_server *rpc,
     struct capref arg_cap, size_t arg_size, uintptr_t arg0, uintptr_t arg1,
@@ -442,5 +452,6 @@ rpc_handler_t rpc_handlers[RPC_MTYPE_COUNT] = {
     [RPC_MTYPE_PROCESS_GET_NAME] = handle_rpc_process_get_name,
     [RPC_MTYPE_PROCESS_GET_ALL_PIDS] = handle_rpc_process_get_all_pids,
     [RPC_MTYPE_ALLOCATE_PID] = handle_rpc_allocate_pid,
+    [RPC_MTYPE_NOP] = handle_rpc_nop,
     [RPC_MTYPE_GET_BOOTINFO] = handle_rpc_get_bootinfo,
 };