diff --git a/datafusion/functions-nested/Cargo.toml b/datafusion/functions-nested/Cargo.toml
index 738178442dfe8..728255cecf252 100644
--- a/datafusion/functions-nested/Cargo.toml
+++ b/datafusion/functions-nested/Cargo.toml
@@ -145,3 +145,7 @@ name = "array_range"
 [[bench]]
 harness = false
 name = "cardinality"
+
+[[bench]]
+harness = false
+name = "range"
diff --git a/datafusion/functions-nested/benches/range.rs b/datafusion/functions-nested/benches/range.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..91f5ce86af79c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/datafusion/functions-nested/benches/range.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+// Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+// or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+// distributed with this work for additional information
+// regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+// to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+// "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+// with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+// software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+// "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+// KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+// specific language governing permissions and limitations
+// under the License.
+
+use std::hint::black_box;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use arrow::array::IntervalMonthDayNanoArray;
+use arrow::array::TimestampNanosecondArray;
+use arrow::datatypes::{
+    DataType, Field, IntervalMonthDayNanoType, IntervalUnit, TimeUnit,
+};
+use criterion::{Criterion, criterion_group, criterion_main};
+use datafusion_common::config::ConfigOptions;
+use datafusion_expr::{ColumnarValue, ScalarFunctionArgs, ScalarUDFImpl};
+use datafusion_functions_nested::range::Range;
+use rand::rngs::StdRng;
+use rand::{Rng, SeedableRng};
+
+const NUM_ROWS: usize = 100_000;
+const NANOS_PER_SECOND: i64 = 1_000_000_000;
+
+fn range_timestamp(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let mut rng = StdRng::seed_from_u64(42);
+    // ~2016-era timestamps; each row generates a 1-second range (1 element),
+    // so the per-row timestamp-range setup dominates the measurement.
+    let start: TimestampNanosecondArray = (0..NUM_ROWS)
+        .map(|_| {
+            Some(1_452_499_200_000_000_000i64 + rng.random_range(0..NANOS_PER_SECOND))
+        })
+        .collect();
+    let stop: TimestampNanosecondArray = start
+        .iter()
+        .map(|v| v.map(|v| v + NANOS_PER_SECOND))
+        .collect();
+    let step = IntervalMonthDayNanoArray::from(vec![
+        IntervalMonthDayNanoType::make_value(
+            0,
+            0,
+            NANOS_PER_SECOND
+        );
+        NUM_ROWS
+    ]);
+
+    let udf = Range::new();
+    let ts_type = DataType::Timestamp(TimeUnit::Nanosecond, None);
+    let return_type = udf
+        .return_type(&[
+            ts_type.clone(),
+            ts_type.clone(),
+            DataType::Interval(IntervalUnit::MonthDayNano),
+        ])
+        .unwrap();
+    let return_field = Arc::new(Field::new("f", return_type, true));
+
+    let arg_fields = vec![
+        Field::new("a", ts_type.clone(), true).into(),
+        Field::new("b", ts_type, true).into(),
+        Field::new("c", DataType::Interval(IntervalUnit::MonthDayNano), true).into(),
+    ];
+    let config_options = Arc::new(ConfigOptions::default());
+    let args = vec![
+        ColumnarValue::Array(Arc::new(start)),
+        ColumnarValue::Array(Arc::new(stop)),
+        ColumnarValue::Array(Arc::new(step)),
+    ];
+
+    c.bench_function(&format!("range_timestamp_{NUM_ROWS}"), |b| {
+        b.iter(|| {
+            black_box(
+                udf.invoke_with_args(ScalarFunctionArgs {
+                    args: args.clone(),
+                    arg_fields: arg_fields.clone(),
+                    number_rows: NUM_ROWS,
+                    return_field: Arc::clone(&return_field),
+                    config_options: Arc::clone(&config_options),
+                })
+                .expect("range should work on valid values"),
+            )
+        })
+    });
+}
+
+criterion_group!(benches, range_timestamp);
+criterion_main!(benches);
diff --git a/datafusion/functions-nested/src/range.rs b/datafusion/functions-nested/src/range.rs
index f9384586d685f..f44b0480aa5d8 100644
--- a/datafusion/functions-nested/src/range.rs
+++ b/datafusion/functions-nested/src/range.rs
@@ -461,28 +461,34 @@ impl Range {
             }
 
             let neg = TimestampNanosecondType::add_month_day_nano(start, step, start_tz)
-                .ok_or(exec_datafusion_err!(
-                    "Cannot generate timestamp range where start + step overflows"
-                ))?
+                .ok_or_else(|| {
+                    exec_datafusion_err!(
+                        "Cannot generate timestamp range where start + step overflows"
+                    )
+                })?
                 .cmp(&start)
                 == Ordering::Less;
 
             let stop_dt =
                 as_datetime_with_timezone::<TimestampNanosecondType>(stop, stop_tz)
-                    .ok_or(exec_datafusion_err!(
-                        "Cannot generate timestamp for stop: {}: {:?}",
-                        stop,
-                        stop_tz
-                    ))?;
+                    .ok_or_else(|| {
+                        exec_datafusion_err!(
+                            "Cannot generate timestamp for stop: {}: {:?}",
+                            stop,
+                            stop_tz
+                        )
+                    })?;
 
             let mut current = start;
             let mut current_dt =
                 as_datetime_with_timezone::<TimestampNanosecondType>(current, start_tz)
-                    .ok_or(exec_datafusion_err!(
-                    "Cannot generate timestamp for start: {}: {:?}",
-                    current,
-                    start_tz
-                ))?;
+                    .ok_or_else(|| {
+                    exec_datafusion_err!(
+                        "Cannot generate timestamp for start: {}: {:?}",
+                        current,
+                        start_tz
+                    )
+                })?;
 
             let values = from_fn(|| {
                 let generate_series_should_end = self.include_upper_bound