diff --git a/src/FSharp.Data.Http/Http.fs b/src/FSharp.Data.Http/Http.fs
index e394ad507..d34cc9514 100644
--- a/src/FSharp.Data.Http/Http.fs
+++ b/src/FSharp.Data.Http/Http.fs
@@ -2043,6 +2043,12 @@ type Http private () =
 
         req.AutomaticDecompression <- DecompressionMethods.GZip ||| DecompressionMethods.Deflate
 
+        // Optimize HTTP performance with connection keep-alive and pooling
+        req.KeepAlive <- true
+        req.ServicePoint.UseNagleAlgorithm <- false // Disable Nagle for better latency
+        req.ServicePoint.Expect100Continue <- false // Reduce handshake overhead
+        req.ServicePoint.ConnectionLimit <- 10 // Allow more concurrent connections per endpoint
+
         // set cookies
         let addCookiesFromHeadersToCookieContainer, cookieContainer =
             match cookieContainer with
diff --git a/tests/FSharp.Data.Benchmarks/FSharp.Data.Benchmarks.fsproj b/tests/FSharp.Data.Benchmarks/FSharp.Data.Benchmarks.fsproj
index 57119c667..f1ddf1c93 100644
--- a/tests/FSharp.Data.Benchmarks/FSharp.Data.Benchmarks.fsproj
+++ b/tests/FSharp.Data.Benchmarks/FSharp.Data.Benchmarks.fsproj
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </EmbeddedResource>
     <Compile Include="JsonBenchmarks.fs" />
+    <Compile Include="HttpBenchmarks.fs" />
     <Compile Include="Program.fs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/tests/FSharp.Data.Benchmarks/HttpBenchmarks.fs b/tests/FSharp.Data.Benchmarks/HttpBenchmarks.fs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2396da47e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/FSharp.Data.Benchmarks/HttpBenchmarks.fs
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+namespace FSharp.Data.Benchmarks
+
+open System
+open System.Net
+open BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes
+open FSharp.Data
+
+[<MemoryDiagnoser>]
+[<SimpleJob>]
+type HttpBenchmarks() =
+    
+    // Use public HTTP test endpoints for realistic benchmarks
+    let httpBinUrl = "https://httpbin.org"
+    let smallEndpoint = $"{httpBinUrl}/get"
+    let jsonEndpoint = $"{httpBinUrl}/json"
+    
+    [<Benchmark>]
+    member _.SingleHttpBinRequest() =
+        try
+            Http.RequestString(smallEndpoint, timeout = 5000)
+        with
+        | :? WebException -> "Network error" // Handle network issues in CI
+
+    [<Benchmark>]
+    member _.HttpBinJsonRequest() =
+        try  
+            Http.RequestString(jsonEndpoint, timeout = 5000)
+        with
+        | :? WebException -> "Network error" // Handle network issues in CI
+
+    [<Benchmark>]
+    member _.MultipleSequentialRequests() =
+        for _ in 1..3 do
+            try
+                Http.RequestString(smallEndpoint, timeout = 5000) |> ignore
+            with
+            | :? WebException -> () // Handle network issues in CI
+
+    [<Benchmark>]
+    member _.PostRequest() =
+        let body = TextRequest "test data"
+        try
+            Http.RequestString($"{httpBinUrl}/post", httpMethod = "POST", body = body, timeout = 5000)
+        with
+        | :? WebException -> "Network error" // Handle network issues in CI
+
+    [<Benchmark>]
+    member _.RequestWithHeaders() =
+        let headers = [("User-Agent", "FSharp.Data.Benchmarks"); ("Accept", "application/json")]
+        try
+            Http.RequestString(smallEndpoint, headers = headers, timeout = 5000)
+        with
+        | :? WebException -> "Network error" // Handle network issues in CI
+
+    [<Benchmark>]  
+    member _.TypeProviderWorkloadSimulation() =
+        // Simulate a type provider fetching sample data and caching
+        for _ in 1..2 do
+            try
+                Http.RequestString(jsonEndpoint, timeout = 5000) |> ignore
+            with
+            | :? WebException -> () // Handle network issues in CI
+
+    [<Benchmark>]
+    member _.MultipleConnectionsToSameHost() =
+        // Test connection reuse with keep-alive optimization
+        let endpoints = [
+            $"{httpBinUrl}/get"
+            $"{httpBinUrl}/json" 
+            $"{httpBinUrl}/user-agent"
+        ]
+        for endpoint in endpoints do
+            try
+                Http.RequestString(endpoint, timeout = 5000) |> ignore
+            with
+            | :? WebException -> () // Handle network issues in CI
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diff --git a/tests/FSharp.Data.Benchmarks/Program.fs b/tests/FSharp.Data.Benchmarks/Program.fs
index 49be49dc0..e94066026 100644
--- a/tests/FSharp.Data.Benchmarks/Program.fs
+++ b/tests/FSharp.Data.Benchmarks/Program.fs
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ let main args =
     match args with
     | [| "json" |] -> BenchmarkRunner.Run<JsonBenchmarks>() |> ignore
     | [| "conversions" |] -> BenchmarkRunner.Run<JsonConversionBenchmarks>() |> ignore
+    | [| "http" |] -> BenchmarkRunner.Run<HttpBenchmarks>() |> ignore
     | _ -> 
         printfn "Running all benchmarks..."
         BenchmarkRunner.Run<JsonBenchmarks>() |> ignore
         BenchmarkRunner.Run<JsonConversionBenchmarks>() |> ignore
+        BenchmarkRunner.Run<HttpBenchmarks>() |> ignore
     
     0
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