diff --git a/libs/langgraph/bench/__main__.py b/libs/langgraph/bench/__main__.py
index 677e79440..9b191f68d 100644
--- a/libs/langgraph/bench/__main__.py
+++ b/libs/langgraph/bench/__main__.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from uvloop import new_event_loop
 
 from bench.fanout_to_subgraph import fanout_to_subgraph, fanout_to_subgraph_sync
 from bench.react_agent import react_agent
+from bench.sequential import create_sequential
 from bench.wide_state import wide_state
 from langgraph.checkpoint.memory import MemorySaver
 from langgraph.pregel import Pregel
@@ -203,6 +204,12 @@ benchmarks = (
             ]
         },
     ),
+    (
+        "sequential_graph_200_nodes",
+        create_sequential(200).compile(),
+        create_sequential(200).compile(),
+        {"messages": []},  # Empty list of messages
+    ),
 )
 
 
diff --git a/libs/langgraph/bench/sequential.py b/libs/langgraph/bench/sequential.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1565c2044
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/langgraph/bench/sequential.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+"""Create a sequential no-op graph consisting of a few hundred nodes."""
+
+from langgraph.graph import MessagesState, StateGraph
+
+
+def create_sequential(number_nodes) -> StateGraph:
+    """Create a sequential no-op graph consisting of a few hundred nodes."""
+    builder = StateGraph(MessagesState)
+
+    async def noop(state: MessagesState) -> None:
+        """No-op function."""
+        pass
+
+    prev_node = "__start__"
+
+    for i in range(number_nodes):
+        name = f"node_{i}"
+        builder.add_node(name, noop)
+        builder.add_edge(prev_node, name)
+        prev_node = name
+
+    builder.add_edge(prev_node, "__end__")
+    return builder
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import asyncio
+
+    import uvloop
+
+    graph = create_sequential(200).compile()
+    input = {"messages": []}  # Empty list of messages
+    config = {"recursion_limit": 20000000000}
+
+    async def run():
+        len([c async for c in graph.astream(input, config=config)])
+
+    uvloop.install()
+    asyncio.run(run())