diff --git a/docs/api/index.md b/docs/api/index.md
index 00438ed8fadf..ae8dbb08599a 100644
--- a/docs/api/index.md
+++ b/docs/api/index.md
@@ -313,6 +313,18 @@ Use `bench.only` to only run certain benchmarks in a given suite. This is useful
   })
   ```
 
+### bench.todo
+
+- **Type:** `(name: string) => void`
+
+Use `bench.todo` to stub benchmarks to be implemented later.
+
+  ```ts
+  import { bench } from 'vitest'
+
+  bench.todo('unimplemented test')
+  ```
+
 ## describe
 
 When you use `test` or `bench` in the top level of file, they are collected as part of the implicit suite for it. Using `describe` you can define a new suite in the current context, as a set of related tests or benchmarks and other nested suites. A suite lets you organize your tests and benchmarks so reports are more clear.
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/runtime/suite.ts b/packages/vitest/src/runtime/suite.ts
index 21dfc7498564..cd6ef0d475e2 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/runtime/suite.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/runtime/suite.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export const test = createTest(
 )
 
 export const bench = createBenchmark(
-  function (name, fn, options) {
+  function (name, fn: BenchFunction = noop, options: BenchOptions = {}) {
     getCurrentSuite().benchmark.fn.call(this, name, fn, options)
   },
 )
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ function createSuiteCollector(name: string, factory: SuiteFactory = () => { }, m
     tasks.push(test)
   })
 
-  const benchmark = createBenchmark(function (name: string, fn = noop, options: BenchOptions) {
-    const mode = this.only ? 'only' : this.skip ? 'skip' : 'run'
+  const benchmark = createBenchmark(function (name: string, fn = noop, options: BenchOptions = {}) {
+    const mode = this.only ? 'only' : this.skip ? 'skip' : this.todo ? 'todo' : 'run'
 
     if (!isRunningInBenchmark())
       throw new Error('`bench()` is only available in benchmark mode. Run with `vitest bench` instead.')
@@ -251,14 +251,14 @@ function createTest(fn: (
 
 function createBenchmark(fn: (
   (
-    this: Record<'skip' | 'only', boolean | undefined>,
+    this: Record<'skip' | 'only' | 'todo', boolean | undefined>,
     name: string,
-    fn: BenchFunction,
-    options: BenchOptions
+    fn?: BenchFunction,
+    options?: BenchOptions
   ) => void
 )) {
   const benchmark = createChainable(
-    ['skip', 'only'],
+    ['skip', 'only', 'todo'],
     fn,
   ) as BenchmarkAPI
 
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/types/benchmark.ts b/packages/vitest/src/types/benchmark.ts
index a661ecd4e79a..153e39ea9da6 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/types/benchmark.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/types/benchmark.ts
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ export interface BenchmarkResult extends TinybenchResult {
 
 export type BenchFunction = (this: BenchFactory) => Promise<void> | void
 export type BenchmarkAPI = ChainableFunction<
-'skip' | 'only',
-[name: string, fn: BenchFunction, options?: BenchOptions],
+'skip' | 'only' | 'todo',
+[name: string, fn?: BenchFunction, options?: BenchOptions],
 void
 > & {
   skipIf(condition: any): BenchmarkAPI
diff --git a/test/benchmark/test.mjs b/test/benchmark/test.mjs
index e402b9964998..411a5046920b 100644
--- a/test/benchmark/test.mjs
+++ b/test/benchmark/test.mjs
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ const skippedBenches = ['s0', 's1', 's2', 's3', 'sb4', 's4']
 if (skippedBenches.some(b => benchResult.includes(b)))
   process.exit(1)
 
+const todoBenches = ['unimplemented suite', 'unimplemented test']
+if (todoBenches.some(b => benchResult.includes(b)))
+  process.exit(1)
+
 if (error) {
   console.error(error)
   process.exit(1)
diff --git a/test/benchmark/test/mode.bench.ts b/test/benchmark/test/mode.bench.ts
index 23ea159e093f..0967332de750 100644
--- a/test/benchmark/test/mode.bench.ts
+++ b/test/benchmark/test/mode.bench.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 import { bench, describe } from 'vitest'
 
+describe.todo('unimplemented suite')
+
 describe.skip('skipped', () => {
   bench('skipped', () => {
     throw new Error('should be skipped')
   })
+
+  bench.todo('unimplemented test')
 })
 
 bench.skip('skipped', () => {