diff --git a/encodings/runend/Cargo.toml b/encodings/runend/Cargo.toml
index 01a5b8d7a3e..268aa6ac3ca 100644
--- a/encodings/runend/Cargo.toml
+++ b/encodings/runend/Cargo.toml
@@ -52,3 +52,7 @@ harness = false
 [[bench]]
 name = "run_end_decode"
 harness = false
+
+[[bench]]
+name = "run_end_take"
+harness = false
diff --git a/encodings/runend/benches/run_end_take.rs b/encodings/runend/benches/run_end_take.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5c5c75a712a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/encodings/runend/benches/run_end_take.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright the Vortex contributors
+
+#![expect(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+
+use std::fmt;
+use std::sync::LazyLock;
+
+use divan::Bencher;
+use rand::RngExt;
+use rand::SeedableRng;
+use rand::rngs::StdRng;
+use vortex_array::ArrayRef;
+use vortex_array::IntoArray;
+use vortex_array::RecursiveCanonical;
+use vortex_array::VortexSessionExecute;
+use vortex_array::arrays::PrimitiveArray;
+use vortex_array::session::ArraySession;
+use vortex_array::validity::Validity;
+use vortex_buffer::Buffer;
+use vortex_runend::RunEnd;
+use vortex_session::VortexSession;
+
+fn main() {
+    divan::main();
+}
+
+static SESSION: LazyLock<VortexSession> =
+    LazyLock::new(|| VortexSession::empty().with::<ArraySession>());
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+enum IndexPattern {
+    SortedEven,
+    ReverseDense,
+    Random,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+enum IndexValidity {
+    NonNullable,
+    EveryFourthNull,
+    AllNull,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+struct TakeBenchArgs {
+    name: &'static str,
+    array_len: usize,
+    run_step: usize,
+    take_len: usize,
+    pattern: IndexPattern,
+    validity: IndexValidity,
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for TakeBenchArgs {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(
+            f,
+            "{}_len{}_run{}_take{}",
+            self.name, self.array_len, self.run_step, self.take_len
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+const BENCH_ARGS: &[TakeBenchArgs] = &[
+    // Sorted sparse takes should use the single-pass linear scan over run ends.
+    TakeBenchArgs {
+        name: "sorted_linear",
+        array_len: 16_384,
+        run_step: 8,
+        take_len: 512,
+        pattern: IndexPattern::SortedEven,
+        validity: IndexValidity::NonNullable,
+    },
+    // Dense unsorted takes should build the logical-position-to-run table.
+    TakeBenchArgs {
+        name: "dense_table",
+        array_len: 8_192,
+        run_step: 1,
+        take_len: 2_048,
+        pattern: IndexPattern::ReverseDense,
+        validity: IndexValidity::NonNullable,
+    },
+    // Sparse unsorted takes below the large-run threshold should stay on binary search.
+    TakeBenchArgs {
+        name: "binary_sparse",
+        array_len: 65_536,
+        run_step: 4,
+        take_len: 512,
+        pattern: IndexPattern::Random,
+        validity: IndexValidity::NonNullable,
+    },
+    // Nullable indices exercise masked stats and table lookup.
+    TakeBenchArgs {
+        name: "nullable_dense_table",
+        array_len: 8_192,
+        run_step: 1,
+        take_len: 2_048,
+        pattern: IndexPattern::ReverseDense,
+        validity: IndexValidity::EveryFourthNull,
+    },
+    // All-null indices should return before touching run ends or values.
+    TakeBenchArgs {
+        name: "all_null",
+        array_len: 65_536,
+        run_step: 4,
+        take_len: 2_048,
+        pattern: IndexPattern::Random,
+        validity: IndexValidity::AllNull,
+    },
+];
+
+#[divan::bench(args = BENCH_ARGS)]
+fn take(bencher: Bencher, args: TakeBenchArgs) {
+    let array = run_end_array(args.array_len, args.run_step);
+    let indices = take_indices(args);
+
+    bencher
+        .with_inputs(|| (&array, &indices, SESSION.create_execution_ctx()))
+        .bench_refs(|(array, indices, execution_ctx)| {
+            array
+                .take(indices.clone())
+                .unwrap()
+                .execute::<RecursiveCanonical>(execution_ctx)
+                .unwrap()
+        });
+}
+
+fn run_end_array(len: usize, run_step: usize) -> ArrayRef {
+    let num_runs = len.div_ceil(run_step);
+    let ends = (0..num_runs)
+        .map(|run_idx| ((run_idx + 1) * run_step).min(len) as u64)
+        .collect::<Buffer<_>>()
+        .into_array();
+    let values = PrimitiveArray::from_iter((0..num_runs).map(|idx| idx as u64)).into_array();
+
+    RunEnd::new(ends, values, &mut SESSION.create_execution_ctx()).into_array()
+}
+
+fn take_indices(args: TakeBenchArgs) -> ArrayRef {
+    let values = index_values(args);
+    let validity = match args.validity {
+        IndexValidity::NonNullable => Validity::NonNullable,
+        IndexValidity::EveryFourthNull => {
+            Validity::from_iter((0..args.take_len).map(|i| !i.is_multiple_of(4)))
+        }
+        IndexValidity::AllNull => Validity::AllInvalid,
+    };
+
+    PrimitiveArray::new(values, validity).into_array()
+}
+
+fn index_values(args: TakeBenchArgs) -> Buffer<u64> {
+    let values = match args.pattern {
+        IndexPattern::SortedEven => (0..args.take_len)
+            .map(|idx| ((idx * args.array_len) / args.take_len) as u64)
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+        IndexPattern::ReverseDense => (0..args.take_len).rev().map(|idx| idx as u64).collect(),
+        IndexPattern::Random => {
+            let mut rng = StdRng::seed_from_u64(0);
+            (0..args.take_len)
+                .map(|_| rng.random_range(0..args.array_len) as u64)
+                .collect()
+        }
+    };
+
+    Buffer::from(values)
+}