diff --git a/test/extended/baseline/baseline.go b/test/extended/baseline/baseline.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3b11bde1ba39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/extended/baseline/baseline.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package baseline
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	g "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
+)
+
+// This test is intended to be run by itself against a new cluster to collect
+// baseline performance data.
+var _ = g.Describe("[sig-scalability][Suite:openshift/scalability] Managed cluster should", func() {
+	defer g.GinkgoRecover()
+
+	g.It("approach fixed resource consumption in the steady state", func() {
+		g.By("observing the cluster at rest for 15 minutes at any point after installation")
+		time.Sleep(15 * time.Minute)
+	})
+})
diff --git a/test/extended/include.go b/test/extended/include.go
index ad6d82ced88e..3bc8d0d4cd97 100644
--- a/test/extended/include.go
+++ b/test/extended/include.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/openshift/origin/test/extended/authentication"
 	_ "github.com/openshift/origin/test/extended/authorization"
 	_ "github.com/openshift/origin/test/extended/authorization/rbac"
+	_ "github.com/openshift/origin/test/extended/baseline"
 	_ "github.com/openshift/origin/test/extended/bootstrap_user"
 	_ "github.com/openshift/origin/test/extended/builds"
 	_ "github.com/openshift/origin/test/extended/cli"
diff --git a/test/extended/util/annotate/generated/zz_generated.annotations.go b/test/extended/util/annotate/generated/zz_generated.annotations.go
index 25de0d5e6230..b1c75a0f21e7 100644
--- a/test/extended/util/annotate/generated/zz_generated.annotations.go
+++ b/test/extended/util/annotate/generated/zz_generated.annotations.go
@@ -2323,6 +2323,8 @@ var annotations = map[string]string{
 
 	"[Top Level] [sig-scalability][Feature:Performance][Serial][Slow] Mirror cluster it should read the node info": "it should read the node info",
 
+	"[Top Level] [sig-scalability][Suite:openshift/scalability] Managed cluster should approach fixed resource consumption in the steady state": "approach fixed resource consumption in the steady state [Slow]",
+
 	"[Top Level] [sig-scheduling] GPUDevicePluginAcrossRecreate [Feature:Recreate] run Nvidia GPU Device Plugin tests with a recreation": "run Nvidia GPU Device Plugin tests with a recreation [Disabled:SpecialConfig] [Suite:k8s]",
 
 	"[Top Level] [sig-scheduling] LimitRange should create a LimitRange with defaults and ensure pod has those defaults applied. [Conformance]": "should create a LimitRange with defaults and ensure pod has those defaults applied. [Conformance] [Suite:openshift/conformance/parallel/minimal] [Suite:k8s]",