diff --git a/benchmarks/dsolve.py b/benchmarks/dsolve.py
index 575241b..0f10706 100644
--- a/benchmarks/dsolve.py
+++ b/benchmarks/dsolve.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 import sympy
-from sympy import symbols, dsolve, Eq, Function, exp
+from sympy import S, symbols, dsolve, Eq, Function, exp
+from sympy.solvers.ode.riccati import match_riccati, solve_riccati
 
 def _make_ode_01():
     # du/dt = -k0*u
@@ -16,11 +17,52 @@ def _make_ode_01():
     return Eq(v(t).diff(t), dvdt_), params
 
 
+def _make_riccati_particular():
+    # Particular solution solver for the Riccati ODE -
+    #     f'(x) = b_0 + b_1*f(x) + b_2*f(x)**2
+    # where b_0, b_1, b_2 are rational functions of x
+    f = Function('f')
+    x = symbols('x')
+
+    eq = Eq(f(x).diff(x), x*f(x) + 2*x + (3*x - \
+    2)*f(x)**2/(4*x + 2) + (8*x**2 - 7*x + 26)/(\
+    16*x**3 - 24*x**2 + 8) - S(3)/2)
+
+    # Check if equation matches and get b0, b1, b2
+    _, (b0, b1, b2) = match_riccati(eq, f, x)
+
+    return (f(x), x, b0, b1, b2)
+
+
+def _make_riccati_general():
+    # General solution solver for the Riccati ODE -
+    #     f'(x) = b_0 + b_1*f(x) + b_2*f(x)**2
+    # where b_0, b_1, b_2 are rational functions of x
+    f = Function('f')
+    x = symbols('x')
+
+    eq = f(x).diff(x) + (3*x**2 + 1)*f(x)**2/x + (6*x**2 \
+    - x + 3)*f(x)/(x*(x - 1)) + (3*x**2 - 2*x + 2)/(x*(x \
+    - 1)**2)
+
+    hint = "1st_rational_riccati"
+
+    return eq, f(x), hint
+
+
 class TimeDsolve01:
 
     def setup(self):
         self.ode, self.params = _make_ode_01()
+        self.geneq, self.func, self.hint = _make_riccati_general()
+        self.parteq, self.args = _make_riccati_particular()
 
     def time_dsolve(self):
         t, y, y0, k = self.params
         dsolve(self.ode, y[1](t))
+
+    def time_riccati_partsol(self):
+        sols = solve_riccati(*self.args)
+
+    def time_riccati_gensol(self):
+        dsolve(self.eq, self.func, hint=self.hint)
diff --git a/benchmarks/tests/test_dsolve.py b/benchmarks/tests/test_dsolve.py
index a57ecc3..545ea79 100644
--- a/benchmarks/tests/test_dsolve.py
+++ b/benchmarks/tests/test_dsolve.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 import sympy
-from sympy import dsolve, Ne, exp, refine
+from sympy import dsolve, Ne, Eq, exp, refine, Symbol
+from sympy.solvers.ode.riccati import solve_riccati
 
-from benchmarks.dsolve import _make_ode_01
+from benchmarks.dsolve import _make_ode_01, _make_riccati_particular, _make_riccati_general
 
 def test_make_ode_01():
     ode, params = _make_ode_01()
@@ -15,3 +16,18 @@ def test_make_ode_01():
     int_const = [fs for fs in refined.free_symbols if fs not in ignore][0]
     ref = int_const*exp(-k[1]*t) - exp(-k[0]*t)*k[0]*y0[0]/(k[0] - k[1])
     assert (refined.rhs - ref).simplify() == 0
+
+
+def test_riccati_particular():
+    fx, x, b0, b1, b2 = _make_riccati_particular()
+    sol = solve_riccati(fx, x, b0, b1, b2)
+    assert sol == [Eq(fx, (1 - 4*x)/(2*x - 2))]
+
+
+def test_riccati_general():
+    eq, fx, hint = _make_riccati_general()
+    x = list(fx.atoms(Symbol))[0]
+    gensol = dsolve(eq, hint=hint)
+    C1 = Symbol('C1')
+    assert gensol == Eq(fx, (-C1 - x**3 + x**2 - \
+    2*x + 1)/(C1*x - C1 + x**4 - x**3 + x**2 - 2*x + 1))