diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a81728d9..c3767604 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -950,6 +950,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "atomic_refcell",
  "bytemuck",
  "cint",
+ "criterion",
  "emath",
  "nohash-hasher",
  "parking_lot",
diff --git a/epaint/CHANGELOG.md b/epaint/CHANGELOG.md
index a2088af3..90b9522c 100644
--- a/epaint/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/epaint/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ All notable changes to the epaint crate will be documented in this file.
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+* Added `Shape::dashed_line_many` ([#1027](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/1027)).
 
 ## 0.16.0 - 2021-12-29
 * Anti-alias path ends  ([#893](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/893)).
diff --git a/epaint/Cargo.toml b/epaint/Cargo.toml
index 2e406ccb..debfc233 100644
--- a/epaint/Cargo.toml
+++ b/epaint/Cargo.toml
@@ -63,3 +63,10 @@ single_threaded = ["atomic_refcell"]
 # Only needed if you plan to use the same fonts from multiple threads.
 # It comes with a minor performance impact.
 multi_threaded = ["parking_lot"]
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+criterion = { version = "0.3", default-features = false }
+
+[[bench]]
+name = "benchmark"
+harness = false
diff --git a/epaint/benches/benchmark.rs b/epaint/benches/benchmark.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ae5d901
--- /dev/null
+++ b/epaint/benches/benchmark.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+use criterion::{black_box, criterion_group, criterion_main, Criterion};
+
+use epaint::{pos2, Color32, Shape, Stroke};
+
+fn single_dashed_lines(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    c.bench_function("single_dashed_lines", move |b| {
+        b.iter(|| {
+            let mut v = Vec::new();
+
+            let line = [pos2(0.0, 0.0), pos2(50.0, 0.0), pos2(100.0, 1.0)];
+
+            for _ in 0..100 {
+                v.extend(Shape::dashed_line(
+                    &line,
+                    Stroke::new(1.5, Color32::RED),
+                    10.0,
+                    2.5,
+                ));
+            }
+
+            black_box(v);
+        });
+    });
+}
+
+fn many_dashed_lines(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    c.bench_function("many_dashed_lines", move |b| {
+        b.iter(|| {
+            let mut v = Vec::new();
+
+            let line = [pos2(0.0, 0.0), pos2(50.0, 0.0), pos2(100.0, 1.0)];
+
+            for _ in 0..100 {
+                Shape::dashed_line_many(&line, Stroke::new(1.5, Color32::RED), 10.0, 2.5, &mut v);
+            }
+
+            black_box(v);
+        });
+    });
+}
+
+criterion_group!(benches, single_dashed_lines, many_dashed_lines);
+criterion_main!(benches);
diff --git a/epaint/src/shape.rs b/epaint/src/shape.rs
index dba2b243..fa52260e 100644
--- a/epaint/src/shape.rs
+++ b/epaint/src/shape.rs
@@ -75,6 +75,18 @@ impl Shape {
         shapes
     }
 
+    /// Turn a line into dashes. If you need to create many dashed lines use this instead of
+    /// [`Self::dashed_line`]
+    pub fn dashed_line_many(
+        points: &[Pos2],
+        stroke: impl Into<Stroke>,
+        dash_length: f32,
+        gap_length: f32,
+        shapes: &mut Vec<Shape>,
+    ) {
+        dashes_from_line(points, stroke.into(), dash_length, gap_length, shapes);
+    }
+
     /// A convex polygon with a fill and optional stroke.
     #[inline]
     pub fn convex_polygon(
@@ -425,27 +437,27 @@ fn dashes_from_line(
         let end = window[1];
         let vector = end - start;
         let segment_length = vector.length();
+
+        let mut start_point = start;
         while position_on_segment < segment_length {
             let new_point = start + vector * (position_on_segment / segment_length);
             if drawing_dash {
                 // This is the end point.
-                if let Shape::Path(PathShape { points, .. }) = shapes.last_mut().unwrap() {
-                    points.push(new_point);
-                }
+                shapes.push(Shape::line_segment([start_point, new_point], stroke));
                 position_on_segment += gap_length;
             } else {
                 // Start a new dash.
-                shapes.push(Shape::line(vec![new_point], stroke));
+                start_point = new_point;
                 position_on_segment += dash_length;
             }
             drawing_dash = !drawing_dash;
         }
+
         // If the segment ends and the dash is not finished, add the segment's end point.
         if drawing_dash {
-            if let Shape::Path(PathShape { points, .. }) = shapes.last_mut().unwrap() {
-                points.push(end);
-            }
+            shapes.push(Shape::line_segment([start_point, end], stroke));
         }
+
         position_on_segment -= segment_length;
     });
 }