diff --git a/src/openrct2/CMakeLists.txt b/src/openrct2/CMakeLists.txt
index f9a5ecb195..451e486381 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/openrct2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ if (NOT DISABLE_TTF)
 endif ()
 
 if (NOT DISABLE_GOOGLE_BENCHMARK)
-    find_package(benchmark 1.4 QUIET)
+    find_package(benchmark)
     if (benchmark_FOUND)
         message("Found Google benchmark, enabling support")
         set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES COMPILE_DEFINITIONS USE_BENCHMARK)
diff --git a/src/openrct2/interface/Viewport.cpp b/src/openrct2/interface/Viewport.cpp
index f9390803ec..e11f9049ec 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/interface/Viewport.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/interface/Viewport.cpp
@@ -827,9 +827,33 @@ void viewport_render(
 #endif
 }
 
-static void viewport_fill_column(paint_session* session)
+static void record_session(const paint_session* session, std::vector<paint_session>* recorded_sessions, size_t record_index)
+{
+    // Perform a deep copy of the paint session, use relative offsets.
+    // This is done to extract the session for benchmark.
+    // Place the copied session at provided record_index, so the caller can decide which columns/paint sessions to copy; there
+    // is no column information embedded in the session itself.
+    (*recorded_sessions)[record_index] = (*session);
+    paint_session* session_copy = &recorded_sessions->at(record_index);
+
+    // Mind the offset needs to be calculated against the original `session`, not `session_copy`
+    for (auto& ps : session_copy->PaintStructs)
+    {
+        ps.basic.next_quadrant_ps = (paint_struct*)(ps.basic.next_quadrant_ps ? int(ps.basic.next_quadrant_ps - &session->PaintStructs[0].basic) : std::size(session->PaintStructs));
+    }
+    for (auto& quad : session_copy->Quadrants)
+    {
+        quad = (paint_struct*)(quad ? int(quad - &session->PaintStructs[0].basic) : std::size(session->Quadrants));
+    }
+}
+
+static void viewport_fill_column(paint_session* session, std::vector<paint_session>* recorded_sessions, size_t record_index)
 {
     paint_session_generate(session);
+    if (recorded_sessions != nullptr)
+    {
+        record_session(session, recorded_sessions, record_index);
+    }
     paint_session_arrange(session);
 }
 
@@ -876,7 +900,7 @@ static void viewport_paint_column(paint_session* session)
  */
 void viewport_paint(
     const rct_viewport* viewport, rct_drawpixelinfo* dpi, int16_t left, int16_t top, int16_t right, int16_t bottom,
-    std::vector<paint_session>* sessions)
+    std::vector<paint_session>* recorded_sessions)
 {
     uint32_t viewFlags = viewport->flags;
     uint16_t width = right - left;
@@ -926,8 +950,15 @@ void viewport_paint(
         _paintJobs.reset();
     }
 
-    // Splits the area into 32 pixel columns and renders them
+    // Create space to record sessions and keep track which index is being drawn
     size_t index = 0;
+    if (recorded_sessions != nullptr)
+    {
+        const uint16_t column_count = (rightBorder - floor2(dpi1.x, 32)) / 32 + 1;
+        recorded_sessions->resize(column_count);
+    }
+
+    // Splits the area into 32 pixel columns and renders them
     for (x = floor2(dpi1.x, 32); x < rightBorder; x += 32, index++)
     {
         paint_session* session = paint_session_alloc(&dpi1, viewFlags);
@@ -954,11 +985,12 @@ void viewport_paint(
 
         if (useMultithreading)
         {
-            _paintJobs->AddTask([session]() -> void { viewport_fill_column(session); });
+            _paintJobs->AddTask(
+                [session, recorded_sessions, index]() -> void { viewport_fill_column(session, recorded_sessions, index); });
         }
         else
         {
-            viewport_fill_column(session);
+            viewport_fill_column(session, recorded_sessions, index);
         }
     }