diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/periodic-micro-benchmarks.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/periodic-micro-benchmarks.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..102fa2483b7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/periodic-micro-benchmarks.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+steps:
+  - label: periodic-micro-benchmarks
+    command: |
+      .ci/scripts/run-gradle.sh -p benchmarks/ run --args 'org.elasticsearch.benchmark._nightly -rf json -rff build/result.json'
+    timeout_in_minutes: 300
+    agents:
+      provider: gcp
+      image: family/elasticsearch-ubuntu-2004
+      machineType: custom-32-98304
+      buildDirectory: /dev/shm/bk
diff --git a/benchmarks/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/benchmark/esql/QueryPlanningBenchmark.java b/benchmarks/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/benchmark/_nightly/esql/QueryPlanningBenchmark.java
similarity index 88%
rename from benchmarks/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/benchmark/esql/QueryPlanningBenchmark.java
rename to benchmarks/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/benchmark/_nightly/esql/QueryPlanningBenchmark.java
index 6ed1294e1629..d2811962dd29 100644
--- a/benchmarks/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/benchmark/esql/QueryPlanningBenchmark.java
+++ b/benchmarks/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/benchmark/_nightly/esql/QueryPlanningBenchmark.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * License v3.0 only", or the "Server Side Public License, v 1".
  */
 
-package org.elasticsearch.benchmark.esql;
+package org.elasticsearch.benchmark._nightly.esql;
 
 import org.elasticsearch.common.logging.LogConfigurator;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ public class QueryPlanningBenchmark {
     }
 
     private PlanTelemetry telemetry;
-    private EsqlParser parser;
-    private Analyzer analyzer;
-    private LogicalPlanOptimizer optimizer;
+    private EsqlParser defaultParser;
+    private Analyzer manyFieldsAnalyzer;
+    private LogicalPlanOptimizer defaultOptimizer;
 
     @Setup
     public void setup() {
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ public class QueryPlanningBenchmark {
         var functionRegistry = new EsqlFunctionRegistry();
 
         telemetry = new PlanTelemetry(functionRegistry);
-        parser = new EsqlParser();
-        analyzer = new Analyzer(
+        defaultParser = new EsqlParser();
+        manyFieldsAnalyzer = new Analyzer(
             new AnalyzerContext(
                 config,
                 functionRegistry,
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ public class QueryPlanningBenchmark {
             ),
             new Verifier(new Metrics(functionRegistry), new XPackLicenseState(() -> 0L))
         );
-        optimizer = new LogicalPlanOptimizer(new LogicalOptimizerContext(config, FoldContext.small()));
+        defaultOptimizer = new LogicalPlanOptimizer(new LogicalOptimizerContext(config, FoldContext.small()));
     }
 
-    private LogicalPlan plan(String query) {
+    private LogicalPlan plan(EsqlParser parser, Analyzer analyzer, LogicalPlanOptimizer optimizer, String query) {
         var parsed = parser.createStatement(query, new QueryParams(), telemetry);
         var analyzed = analyzer.analyze(parsed);
         var optimized = optimizer.optimize(analyzed);
@@ -124,6 +124,6 @@ public class QueryPlanningBenchmark {
 
     @Benchmark
     public void manyFields(Blackhole blackhole) {
-        blackhole.consume(plan("FROM test | LIMIT 10"));
+        blackhole.consume(plan(defaultParser, manyFieldsAnalyzer, defaultOptimizer, "FROM test | LIMIT 10"));
     }
 }
diff --git a/catalog-info.yaml b/catalog-info.yaml
index b001eee61e69..0768e1670666 100644
--- a/catalog-info.yaml
+++ b/catalog-info.yaml
@@ -263,3 +263,41 @@ spec:
         Daily:
           branch: main
           cronline: "0 12 * * * America/New_York"
+---
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://gist.githubusercontent.com/elasticmachine/988b80dae436cafea07d9a4a460a011d/raw/e57ee3bed7a6f73077a3f55a38e76e40ec87a7cf/rre.schema.json
+apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Resource
+metadata:
+  name: buildkite-pipeline-elasticsearch-periodic-micro-benchmarks
+  description: Runs periodic micro benchmarks fom the main branch
+  links:
+    - title: Pipeline
+      url: https://buildkite.com/elastic/elasticsearch-periodic-micro-benchmarks
+spec:
+  type: buildkite-pipeline
+  system: buildkite
+  owner: group:elasticsearch-team
+  implementation:
+    apiVersion: buildkite.elastic.dev/v1
+    kind: Pipeline
+    metadata:
+      description: ":elasticsearch: Runs nightly micro benchmarks fom the main branch"
+      name: elasticsearch / periodic / micro-benchmarks
+    spec:
+      repository: elastic/elasticsearch
+      pipeline_file: .buildkite/pipelines/periodic-micro-benchmarks.yml
+      branch_configuration: main
+      teams:
+        elasticsearch-team: {}
+        ml-core: {}
+        everyone:
+          access_level: BUILD_AND_READ
+      provider_settings:
+        build_branches: false
+        build_pull_requests: false
+        publish_commit_status: false
+        trigger_mode: none
+      schedules:
+        Daily:
+          branch: main
+          cronline: "@daily"