diff --git a/falcon/bench/bench.py b/falcon/bench/bench.py
index ce70225..599f3c3 100755
--- a/falcon/bench/bench.py
+++ b/falcon/bench/bench.py
@@ -254,11 +254,12 @@ def run(frameworks, trials, iterations, stat_memory):
 def main():
     frameworks = [
         'bottle',
+        'django',
         'falcon',
         'falcon-ext',
         'flask',
         'pecan',
-        'werkzeug'
+        'werkzeug',
     ]
 
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Falcon benchmark runner')
@@ -313,7 +314,7 @@ def main():
         us_per_req = (sec_per_req * Decimal(10 ** 6))
         factor = round_to_int(baseline / sec_per_req)
 
-        print('{3}. {0:.<15s}{1:.>06d} req/sec or {2: >3.2f} μs/req ({4}x)'.
+        print('{3}. {0:.<20s}{1:.>06d} req/sec or {2: >3.2f} μs/req ({4}x)'.
               format(name, req_per_sec, us_per_req, i + 1, factor))
 
     if heapy and args.stat_memory:
diff --git a/falcon/bench/create.py b/falcon/bench/create.py
index e12327d..3b976f6 100644
--- a/falcon/bench/create.py
+++ b/falcon/bench/create.py
@@ -96,59 +96,26 @@ def werkzeug(body, headers):
     return hello
 
 
-def cherrypy(body, headers):
-    import cherrypy
-
-    # Disable logging
-    cherrypy.config.update({'environment': 'embedded'})
-
-    class HelloResource(object):
-
-        exposed = True
-
-        def GET(self, account_id, test, limit=8):
-            user_agent = cherrypy.request.headers['User-Agent']  # NOQA
-            for name, value in headers.items():
-                cherrypy.response.headers[name] = value
-
-            return body
-
-    class Root(object):
-        pass
-
-    root = Root()
-    root.hello = HelloResource()
-
-    conf = {
-        '/': {
-            'request.dispatch': cherrypy.dispatch.MethodDispatcher(),
-        }
-    }
-
-    app = cherrypy.tree.mount(root, '/', conf)
-    return app
-
-
-# def wsme(body, headers):
-#     import wsme
-
-#     class HelloService(wsme.WSRoot):
-
-#         @wsme.expose(str, str)
-#         def hello(self, limit='10'):
-#             import pdb
-#             pdb.set_trace()
-#             return body
-
-#     ws = HelloService(protocols=['restjson'])
-#     return ws.wsgiapp()
-
-
 def pecan(body, headers):
-    import falcon.bench.nuts.nuts.app as nuts
+    import pecan
+    pecan.x_test_body = body
+    pecan.x_test_headers = headers
 
+    import falcon.bench.nuts.nuts.app as nuts
     sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(nuts.__file__))
     app = nuts.create()
     del sys.path[-1]
 
     return app
+
+
+def django(body, headers):
+    import django
+    django.x_test_body = body
+    django.x_test_headers = headers
+
+    from falcon.bench import dj
+    sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(dj.__file__))
+
+    from falcon.bench.dj.dj import wsgi
+    return wsgi.application
diff --git a/falcon/bench/dj/__init__.py b/falcon/bench/dj/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/falcon/bench/dj/dj/__init__.py b/falcon/bench/dj/dj/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/falcon/bench/dj/dj/settings.py b/falcon/bench/dj/dj/settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5a2b00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/falcon/bench/dj/dj/settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+"""
+Django settings for dj project.
+
+Generated by 'django-admin startproject' using Django 1.11.3.
+
+For more information on this file, see
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/topics/settings/
+
+For the full list of settings and their values, see
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/ref/settings/
+"""
+
+import os
+
+# Build paths inside the project like this: os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ...)
+BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+
+
+# Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
+# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/howto/deployment/checklist/
+
+# SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
+SECRET_KEY = 't6gj%z0ee)*xmdoqhm4^er60=s^1g_vs7y!dl2vve4-1u9^+ps'
+
+# SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
+DEBUG = True
+
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['*']
+
+
+# Application definition
+
+INSTALLED_APPS = [
+    'django.contrib.admin',
+    'django.contrib.auth',
+    'django.contrib.contenttypes',
+    'django.contrib.sessions',
+    'django.contrib.messages',
+    'django.contrib.staticfiles',
+    'hello',
+]
+
+MIDDLEWARE = [
+    'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
+    'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
+    'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
+    'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
+    'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
+    'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
+    'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
+]
+
+ROOT_URLCONF = 'dj.urls'
+
+TEMPLATES = [
+    {
+        'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
+        'DIRS': [],
+        'APP_DIRS': True,
+        'OPTIONS': {
+            'context_processors': [
+                'django.template.context_processors.debug',
+                'django.template.context_processors.request',
+                'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
+                'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
+            ],
+        },
+    },
+]
+
+WSGI_APPLICATION = 'dj.wsgi.application'
+
+
+# Database
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/ref/settings/#databases
+
+DATABASES = {
+    'default': {
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
+        'NAME': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'db.sqlite3'),
+    }
+}
+
+
+# Password validation
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
+
+AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.UserAttributeSimilarityValidator',
+    },
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.MinimumLengthValidator',
+    },
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.CommonPasswordValidator',
+    },
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.NumericPasswordValidator',
+    },
+]
+
+
+# Internationalization
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/topics/i18n/
+
+LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
+
+TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'
+
+USE_I18N = True
+
+USE_L10N = True
+
+USE_TZ = True
+
+
+# Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/howto/static-files/
+
+STATIC_URL = '/static/'
diff --git a/falcon/bench/dj/dj/urls.py b/falcon/bench/dj/dj/urls.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8e747e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/falcon/bench/dj/dj/urls.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from django.conf.urls import url
+
+from hello import views
+
+urlpatterns = [
+    url(r'^hello/(?P<account_id>[0-9]+)/test$', views.hello)
+]
diff --git a/falcon/bench/dj/dj/wsgi.py b/falcon/bench/dj/dj/wsgi.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd4a418
--- /dev/null
+++ b/falcon/bench/dj/dj/wsgi.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+"""
+WSGI config for dj project.
+
+It exposes the WSGI callable as a module-level variable named ``application``.
+
+For more information on this file, see
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/howto/deployment/wsgi/
+"""
+
+import os
+
+from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
+
+os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'dj.settings')
+
+application = get_wsgi_application()
diff --git a/falcon/bench/dj/hello/__init__.py b/falcon/bench/dj/hello/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/falcon/bench/dj/hello/admin.py b/falcon/bench/dj/hello/admin.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3846a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/falcon/bench/dj/hello/admin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+# from django.contrib import admin
+
+# Register your models here.
diff --git a/falcon/bench/dj/hello/apps.py b/falcon/bench/dj/hello/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ffd997
--- /dev/null
+++ b/falcon/bench/dj/hello/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class HelloConfig(AppConfig):
+    name = 'hello'
diff --git a/falcon/bench/dj/hello/migrations/__init__.py b/falcon/bench/dj/hello/migrations/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/falcon/bench/dj/hello/models.py b/falcon/bench/dj/hello/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e8e4e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/falcon/bench/dj/hello/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+# from django.db import models
+
+# Create your models here.
diff --git a/falcon/bench/dj/hello/tests.py b/falcon/bench/dj/hello/tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2de5b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/falcon/bench/dj/hello/tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+# from django.test import TestCase
+
+# Create your tests here.
diff --git a/falcon/bench/dj/hello/views.py b/falcon/bench/dj/hello/views.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a98a77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/falcon/bench/dj/hello/views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import django
+from django.http import HttpResponse
+
+
+_body = django.x_test_body
+_headers = django.x_test_headers
+
+
+def hello(request, account_id):
+    user_agent = request.META['HTTP_USER_AGENT']  # NOQA
+    limit = request.GET.get('limit', '10')  # NOQA
+    response = HttpResponse(_body)
+
+    for name, value in _headers.items():
+        response[name] = value
+
+    return response
diff --git a/falcon/bench/dj/manage.py b/falcon/bench/dj/manage.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1ed3638
--- /dev/null
+++ b/falcon/bench/dj/manage.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import os
+import sys
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'dj.settings')
+    try:
+        from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
+    except ImportError:
+        # The above import may fail for some other reason. Ensure that the
+        # issue is really that Django is missing to avoid masking other
+        # exceptions on Python 2.
+        try:
+            import django  # NOQA
+        except ImportError:
+            raise ImportError(
+                "Couldn't import Django. Are you sure it's installed and "
+                'available on your PYTHONPATH environment variable? Did you '
+                'forget to activate a virtual environment?'
+            )
+        raise
+    execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
diff --git a/falcon/bench/nuts/nuts/controllers/root.py b/falcon/bench/nuts/nuts/controllers/root.py
index 4272b69..5623a79 100644
--- a/falcon/bench/nuts/nuts/controllers/root.py
+++ b/falcon/bench/nuts/nuts/controllers/root.py
@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
 import random
 
+import pecan
 from pecan import expose, response, request
 
 
-def rand_string(min, max):
-    int_gen = random.randint
-    string_length = int_gen(min, max)
-    return ''.join([chr(int_gen(ord('\t'), ord('~')))
-                    for i in range(string_length)])
-
-
-body = rand_string(10240, 10240)
+_body = pecan.x_test_body
+_headers = pecan.x_test_headers
 
 
 class TestController(object):
@@ -20,10 +15,10 @@ class TestController(object):
     @expose(content_type='text/plain')
     def test(self):
         user_agent = request.headers['User-Agent']  # NOQA
-        limit = request.params['limit']  # NOQA
-        response.headers['X-Test'] = 'Funky Chicken'
+        limit = request.params.get('limit', '10')  # NOQA
+        response.headers.update(_headers)
 
-        return body
+        return _body
 
 
 class HelloController(object):
@@ -36,7 +31,7 @@ class RootController(object):
 
     @expose(content_type='text/plain')
     def index(self):
-        response.headers['X-Test'] = 'Funky Chicken'
-        return body
+        response.headers.update(_headers)
+        return _body
 
     hello = HelloController()
diff --git a/falcon/bench/requirements.txt b/falcon/bench/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c995544
--- /dev/null
+++ b/falcon/bench/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+bottle
+django
+flask
+guppy
+pecan