diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Rendering/Composition/Server/ServerCompositionTarget.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Rendering/Composition/Server/ServerCompositionTarget.cs
index 90b973c3a8..13af75e1e3 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Rendering/Composition/Server/ServerCompositionTarget.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Rendering/Composition/Server/ServerCompositionTarget.cs
@@ -83,6 +83,31 @@ namespace Avalonia.Rendering.Composition.Server
             _redrawRequested = true;
             _fullRedrawRequested = true;
         }
+        
+        
+        public void Update()
+        {
+            Revision++;
+
+            _overlays.MarkUpdateCallStart();
+            using (Diagnostic.BeginCompositorUpdatePass())
+            {
+                var transform = Matrix.CreateScale(Scaling, Scaling);
+                // Update happens in a separate phase to extend dirty rect if needed
+                Root!.Update(this, transform);
+
+                while (_adornerUpdateQueue.Count > 0)
+                {
+                    var adorner = _adornerUpdateQueue.Dequeue();
+                    adorner.Update(this, transform);
+                }
+
+                _updateRequested = false;
+                Readback.CompleteWrite(Revision);
+
+                _overlays.MarkUpdateCallEnd();
+            }
+        }
 
         public void Render()
         {
@@ -120,26 +145,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Rendering.Composition.Server
             if (DirtyRects.IsEmpty && !_redrawRequested && !_updateRequested)
                 return;
 
-            Revision++;
-
-            _overlays.MarkUpdateCallStart();
-            using (Diagnostic.BeginCompositorUpdatePass())
-            {
-                var transform = Matrix.CreateScale(Scaling, Scaling);
-                // Update happens in a separate phase to extend dirty rect if needed
-                Root.Update(this, transform);
-
-                while (_adornerUpdateQueue.Count > 0)
-                {
-                    var adorner = _adornerUpdateQueue.Dequeue();
-                    adorner.Update(this, transform);
-                }
-
-                _updateRequested = false;
-                Readback.CompleteWrite(Revision);
-
-                _overlays.MarkUpdateCallEnd();
-            }
+            Update();
 
             if (!_redrawRequested)
                 return;
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Benchmarks/Compositor/CompositionTargetUpdate.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Benchmarks/Compositor/CompositionTargetUpdate.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eca15fa212
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Benchmarks/Compositor/CompositionTargetUpdate.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using Avalonia.Controls.Platform.Surfaces;
+using Avalonia.Media;
+using Avalonia.Platform;
+using Avalonia.Rendering;
+using Avalonia.Rendering.Composition;
+using Avalonia.Rendering.Composition.Drawing;
+using Avalonia.Rendering.Composition.Server;
+using Avalonia.Threading;
+using Avalonia.UnitTests;
+using BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Benchmarks;
+
+public class CompositionTargetUpdateOnly : IDisposable
+{
+    private readonly bool _includeRender;
+    private readonly IDisposable _app;
+    private readonly Compositor _compositor;
+    private readonly CompositionTarget _target;
+
+    class Timer : IRenderTimer
+    {
+        public event Action<TimeSpan> Tick;
+        public bool RunsInBackground { get; }
+    }
+
+    class ManualScheduler : ICompositorScheduler
+    {
+        public void CommitRequested(Compositor compositor)
+        {
+            
+        }
+    }
+
+    class NullFramebuffer : IFramebufferPlatformSurface
+    {
+        private static readonly IntPtr Buffer = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(4);
+        public IFramebufferRenderTarget CreateFramebufferRenderTarget() =>
+            new FuncFramebufferRenderTarget(() => new LockedFramebuffer(Buffer, new PixelSize(1, 1), 4, new Vector(96, 96), PixelFormat.Rgba8888,
+                null));
+    }
+
+
+    public CompositionTargetUpdateOnly() : this(false)
+    {
+        
+    }
+    
+    protected CompositionTargetUpdateOnly(bool includeRender)
+    {
+        _includeRender = includeRender;
+        _app = UnitTestApplication.Start(TestServices.StyledWindow);
+        _compositor = new Compositor(new RenderLoop(new Timer()), null, true, new ManualScheduler(), true,
+            Dispatcher.UIThread, null);
+        _target = _compositor.CreateCompositionTarget(() => [new NullFramebuffer()]);
+        _target.PixelSize = new PixelSize(1000, 1000);
+        _target.Scaling = 1;
+        var root = _compositor.CreateContainerVisual();
+        root.Size = new Vector(1000, 1000);
+        _target.Root = root;
+        if (includeRender)
+            _target.IsEnabled = true;
+        CreatePyramid(root, 7);
+        _compositor.Commit();
+    }
+
+    void CreatePyramid(CompositionContainerVisual visual, int depth)
+    {
+        for (var c = 0; c < 4; c++)
+        {
+            var child = new CompositionDrawListVisual(visual.Compositor,
+                new ServerCompositionDrawListVisual(visual.Compositor.Server, null!), null!);
+            double right = c == 1 || c == 3 ? 1 : 0;
+            double bottom = c > 1 ? 1 : 0;
+
+            var rect = new Rect(
+                visual.Size.X / 2 * right,
+                visual.Size.Y / 2 * bottom,
+                visual.Size.X / 2,
+                visual.Size.Y / 2
+            );
+            child.Offset = new(rect.X, rect.Y, 0);
+            child.Size = new Vector(rect.Width, rect.Height);
+            
+            var ctx = new RenderDataDrawingContext(child.Compositor);
+            ctx.DrawRectangle(Brushes.Aqua, null, new Rect(rect.Size));
+            child.DrawList = ctx.GetRenderResults();
+            child.Visible = true;
+            visual.Children.Add(child);
+            if (depth > 0)
+                CreatePyramid(child, depth - 1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Benchmark]
+    public void TargetUpdate()
+    {
+        _target.Root.Offset = new Vector3D(_target.Root.Offset.X == 0 ? 1 : 0, 0, 0);
+        _compositor.Commit();
+        _compositor.Server.Render();
+        if (!_includeRender)
+            _target.Server.Update();
+
+    }
+
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        _app.Dispose();
+        
+    }
+}
+
+public class CompositionTargetUpdateWithRender : CompositionTargetUpdateOnly
+{
+    public CompositionTargetUpdateWithRender() : base(true)
+    {
+    }
+}
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