diff --git a/airbyte-cdk/bulk/core/load/src/testFixtures/kotlin/io/airbyte/cdk/load/write/BasicPerformanceTest.kt b/airbyte-cdk/bulk/core/load/src/testFixtures/kotlin/io/airbyte/cdk/load/write/BasicPerformanceTest.kt
index 7c0f18183247d..7a1bfeabe7890 100644
--- a/airbyte-cdk/bulk/core/load/src/testFixtures/kotlin/io/airbyte/cdk/load/write/BasicPerformanceTest.kt
+++ b/airbyte-cdk/bulk/core/load/src/testFixtures/kotlin/io/airbyte/cdk/load/write/BasicPerformanceTest.kt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import io.airbyte.cdk.load.test.util.destination_process.DestinationProcess
 import io.airbyte.cdk.load.test.util.destination_process.DestinationProcessFactory
 import io.airbyte.protocol.models.Jsons
 import io.github.oshai.kotlinlogging.KotlinLogging
+import java.nio.file.Path
 import java.time.Instant
 import java.time.LocalDateTime
 import java.time.LocalTime
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.RandomStringUtils
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Disabled
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.TestInfo
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith
@@ -110,6 +112,8 @@ abstract class BasicPerformanceTest(
     val dataValidator: DataValidator? = null,
     val micronautProperties: Map<Property, String> = emptyMap(),
     namespaceOverride: String? = null,
+    val numFilesForFileTransfer: Int = 5,
+    val fileSizeMbForFileTransfer: Int = 1024,
 ) {
 
     protected val destinationProcessFactory = DestinationProcessFactory.get(emptyList())
@@ -282,6 +286,25 @@ abstract class BasicPerformanceTest(
         testAppendRecordsWithDuplicates(null)
     }
 
+    @Test
+    @Disabled("Opt-in")
+    open fun testFileTransfer() {
+        val scenario =
+            SingleStreamFileTransfer(
+                randomizedNamespace = randomizedNamespace,
+                streamName = testInfo.testMethod.get().name,
+                numFiles = numFilesForFileTransfer,
+                fileSizeMb = fileSizeMbForFileTransfer,
+                stagingDirectory = Path.of("/tmp")
+            )
+        scenario.setup()
+        runSync(
+            testScenario = scenario,
+            useFileTransfer = true,
+            validation = null,
+        )
+    }
+
     protected fun testAppendRecordsWithDuplicates(validation: ValidationFunction?) {
         runSync(
             testScenario =
diff --git a/airbyte-cdk/bulk/core/load/src/testFixtures/kotlin/io/airbyte/cdk/load/write/PerformanceTestScenarios.kt b/airbyte-cdk/bulk/core/load/src/testFixtures/kotlin/io/airbyte/cdk/load/write/PerformanceTestScenarios.kt
index 8884215227fa9..ea56d71ad52d5 100644
--- a/airbyte-cdk/bulk/core/load/src/testFixtures/kotlin/io/airbyte/cdk/load/write/PerformanceTestScenarios.kt
+++ b/airbyte-cdk/bulk/core/load/src/testFixtures/kotlin/io/airbyte/cdk/load/write/PerformanceTestScenarios.kt
@@ -10,10 +10,15 @@ import io.airbyte.cdk.load.command.DestinationCatalog
 import io.airbyte.cdk.load.command.DestinationStream
 import io.airbyte.cdk.load.data.FieldType
 import io.airbyte.cdk.load.data.ObjectType
+import io.airbyte.cdk.load.data.ObjectTypeWithoutSchema
+import io.airbyte.cdk.load.message.DestinationFile
 import io.airbyte.cdk.load.message.InputRecord
 import io.airbyte.cdk.load.test.util.destination_process.DestinationProcess
 import io.airbyte.protocol.models.Jsons
+import io.github.oshai.kotlinlogging.KotlinLogging
+import java.nio.file.Path
 import java.security.SecureRandom
+import kotlin.random.Random
 
 /**
  * Single stream performance test.
@@ -150,6 +155,76 @@ class SingleStreamInsert(
         )
 }
 
+class SingleStreamFileTransfer(
+    private val randomizedNamespace: String,
+    private val streamName: String,
+    private val numFiles: Int,
+    private val fileSizeMb: Int,
+    private val stagingDirectory: Path,
+    private val seed: Long = 8656931613L
+) : PerformanceTestScenario {
+    private val log = KotlinLogging.logger {}
+
+    private val descriptor = DestinationStream.Descriptor(randomizedNamespace, streamName)
+
+    override val catalog: DestinationCatalog =
+        DestinationCatalog(
+            listOf(
+                DestinationStream(
+                    descriptor = descriptor,
+                    importType = Append,
+                    schema = ObjectTypeWithoutSchema,
+                    generationId = 1,
+                    minimumGenerationId = 1,
+                    syncId = 101
+                )
+            )
+        )
+
+    private fun makeFileName(index: Long): String =
+        "test_file__${randomizedNamespace}__${streamName}__$index.txt"
+
+    fun setup() {
+        // TODO: Maybe make these files different sizes?
+        val prng = Random(seed)
+        val randomMegabyte = ByteArray(1024 * 1024) { prng.nextInt().toByte() }
+        repeat(numFiles) {
+            val file = stagingDirectory.resolve(makeFileName(it.toLong()))
+            log.info { "Creating file $file with size ${fileSizeMb}mb" }
+            val outputStream = file.toFile().outputStream()
+            repeat(fileSizeMb) { outputStream.write(randomMegabyte) }
+            outputStream.close()
+        }
+    }
+
+    override fun send(destination: DestinationProcess) {
+        repeat(numFiles) {
+            val fileName = makeFileName(it.toLong())
+            val message =
+                DestinationFile(
+                    descriptor,
+                    System.currentTimeMillis(),
+                    "",
+                    DestinationFile.AirbyteRecordMessageFile(
+                        fileUrl = stagingDirectory.resolve(fileName).toString(),
+                        fileRelativePath = fileName,
+                        bytes = fileSizeMb * 1024 * 1024L,
+                        modified = System.currentTimeMillis(),
+                        sourceFileUrl = fileName,
+                    )
+                )
+            destination.sendMessage(message.asProtocolMessage())
+        }
+    }
+
+    override fun getSummary(): PerformanceTestScenario.Summary =
+        PerformanceTestScenario.Summary(
+            records = numFiles.toLong(),
+            size = numFiles * fileSizeMb * 1024 * 1024L,
+            expectedRecordsCount = numFiles.toLong()
+        )
+}
+
 private fun Long.length(): Long =
     if (this <= 99999) {
         if (this <= 99) {
diff --git a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/destination-s3/src/test-integration/kotlin/io/airbyte/integrations/destination/s3_v2/S3V2PerformanceTest.kt b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/destination-s3/src/test-integration/kotlin/io/airbyte/integrations/destination/s3_v2/S3V2PerformanceTest.kt
index 371466601191a..6b02d9d8a32a8 100644
--- a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/destination-s3/src/test-integration/kotlin/io/airbyte/integrations/destination/s3_v2/S3V2PerformanceTest.kt
+++ b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/destination-s3/src/test-integration/kotlin/io/airbyte/integrations/destination/s3_v2/S3V2PerformanceTest.kt
@@ -14,16 +14,13 @@ class S3V2JsonNoFrillsPerformanceTest :
         configContents = S3V2TestUtils.getConfig(S3V2TestUtils.JSON_UNCOMPRESSED_CONFIG_PATH),
         configSpecClass = S3V2Specification::class.java,
         defaultRecordsToInsert = 1_000_000,
-        micronautProperties = S3V2TestUtils.PERFORMANCE_TEST_MICRONAUT_PROPERTIES
+        micronautProperties = S3V2TestUtils.PERFORMANCE_TEST_MICRONAUT_PROPERTIES,
+        numFilesForFileTransfer = 5,
+        fileSizeMbForFileTransfer = 1024,
     ) {
     @Test
-    override fun testInsertRecords() {
-        super.testInsertRecords()
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    override fun testRefreshingRecords() {
-        super.testRefreshingRecords()
+    override fun testFileTransfer() {
+        super.testFileTransfer()
     }
 }
 
@@ -34,14 +31,4 @@ class S3V2ParquetSnappyPerformanceTest :
         configSpecClass = S3V2Specification::class.java,
         defaultRecordsToInsert = 1_000_000,
         micronautProperties = S3V2TestUtils.PERFORMANCE_TEST_MICRONAUT_PROPERTIES,
-    ) {
-    @Test
-    override fun testInsertRecords() {
-        super.testInsertRecords()
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    override fun testRefreshingRecords() {
-        super.testRefreshingRecords()
-    }
-}
+    )