diff --git a/config/datatypes_conf.xml.sample b/config/datatypes_conf.xml.sample
index 59acb3c7c92..cb6e4f1fa13 100644
--- a/config/datatypes_conf.xml.sample
+++ b/config/datatypes_conf.xml.sample
@@ -598,6 +598,10 @@
     <datatype extension="maskinfo-asn1-binary" type="galaxy.datatypes.binary:GenericAsn1Binary" mimetype="application/octet-stream" subclass="true" display_in_upload="true" />
     <datatype extension="pssm-asn1" type="galaxy.datatypes.data:GenericAsn1" mimetype="text/plain" subclass="true" display_in_upload="true" />
     <!-- PlantTribes datatypes -->
+    <datatype extension="ptalign" type="galaxy.datatypes.text:PlantTribesMultipleSequenceAlignment" />
+    <datatype extension="ptortho" type="galaxy.datatypes.text:PlantTribesOrtho" />
+    <datatype extension="ptorthocs" type="galaxy.datatypes.text:PlantTribesOrthoCodingSequence" />
+    <datatype extension="pttree" type="galaxy.datatypes.text:PlantTribesPhylogeneticTree" />
     <datatype extension="smat" type="galaxy.datatypes.text:Smat" display_in_upload="true" />
   </registration>
   <sniffers>
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/datatypes/text.py b/lib/galaxy/datatypes/text.py
index ec55ea4cded..9399c026f43 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/datatypes/text.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/datatypes/text.py
@@ -605,3 +605,50 @@ class Smat(Text):
                     if re.match(r"[-+]?\d+$", item) is None:
                         return False
         return True
+
+
+class PlantTribesOrtho(Html):
+    """
+    PlantTribes sequences classified into precomputed, orthologous gene family
+    clusters.
+    """
+    file_ext = "ptortho"
+
+    def set_peek(self, dataset, is_multi_byte=False):
+        super(PlantTribesOrtho, self).set_peek(dataset, is_multi_byte=is_multi_byte)
+        dataset.blurb = "PlantTribes gene family clusters: %d files" % dataset.metadata.data_lines
+
+
+class PlantTribesOrthoCodingSequence(Html):
+    """
+    PlantTribes sequences classified into precomputed, orthologous gene family
+    clusters and corresponding coding sequences.
+    """
+    file_ext = "ptorthocs"
+
+    def set_peek(self, dataset, is_multi_byte=False):
+        super(PlantTribesOrthoCodingSequence, self).set_peek(dataset, is_multi_byte=is_multi_byte)
+        dataset.blurb = "PlantTribes gene family clusters with corresponding coding sequences: %d files" % dataset.metadata.data_lines
+
+
+class PlantTribesPhylogeneticTree(Html):
+    """
+    PlantTribes multiple sequence alignments and inferred maximum likelihood
+    phylogenies for orthogroups.
+    """
+    file_ext = "pttree"
+
+    def set_peek(self, dataset, is_multi_byte=False):
+        super(PlantTribesPhylogeneticTree, self).set_peek(dataset, is_multi_byte=is_multi_byte)
+        dataset.blurb = "PlantTribes phylogenetic trees: %d files" % dataset.metadata.data_lines
+
+
+class PlantTribesMultipleSequenceAlignment(Html):
+    """
+    PlantTribes multiple sequence alignments for orthogroups.
+    """
+    file_ext = "ptalign"
+
+    def set_peek(self, dataset, is_multi_byte=False):
+        super(PlantTribesMultipleSequenceAlignment, self).set_peek(dataset, is_multi_byte=is_multi_byte)
+        dataset.blurb = "PlantTribes multiple sequence alignments: %d files" % dataset.metadata.data_lines