diff --git a/lib/galaxy/config.py b/lib/galaxy/config.py
index f5783ef9747..c2110d601d9 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/config.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/config.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class Configuration( object ):
         self.log_actions = string_as_bool( kwargs.get( 'log_actions', 'False' ) )
         self.log_events = string_as_bool( kwargs.get( 'log_events', 'False' ) )
         self.ucsc_display_sites = kwargs.get( 'ucsc_display_sites', "main,test,archaea,ucla" ).lower().split(",")
-        self.gbrowse_display_sites = kwargs.get( 'gbrowse_display_sites', "wormbase,tair,modencode_worm,modencode_fly" ).lower().split(",")
+        self.gbrowse_display_sites = kwargs.get( 'gbrowse_display_sites', "wormbase,tair,modencode_worm,modencode_fly,sgd_yeast" ).lower().split(",")
         self.genetrack_display_sites = kwargs.get( 'genetrack_display_sites', "main,test" ).lower().split(",")
         self.brand = kwargs.get( 'brand', None )
         self.wiki_url = kwargs.get( 'wiki_url', 'http://g2.trac.bx.psu.edu/' )
diff --git a/tool-data/shared/gbrowse/gbrowse_build_sites.txt b/tool-data/shared/gbrowse/gbrowse_build_sites.txt
index 7ff8e0a7315..52367bff6b3 100644
--- a/tool-data/shared/gbrowse/gbrowse_build_sites.txt
+++ b/tool-data/shared/gbrowse/gbrowse_build_sites.txt
@@ -9,3 +9,6 @@ tair	http://arabidopsis.org/cgi-bin/gbrowse/	arabidopsis_tair8,arabidopsis
 modencode_worm	http://modencode.oicr.on.ca/fgb2/gbrowse/worm	ce6
 modencode_fly	http://modencode.oicr.on.ca/fgb2/gbrowse/fly	dm2
 
+#SGD
+sgd_yeast	http://browse.yeastgenome.org/fgb2/gbrowse/scgenome	Saccharomcyes_cerevisiae_S288C_SGD2010
+
diff --git a/universe_wsgi.ini.sample b/universe_wsgi.ini.sample
index 4068af64f3f..c8e4b83d447 100644
--- a/universe_wsgi.ini.sample
+++ b/universe_wsgi.ini.sample
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ paste.app_factory = galaxy.web.buildapp:app_factory
 #ucsc_display_sites = main,test,archaea,ucla
 
 # GBrowse servers: tool-data/shared/gbrowse/gbrowse_build_sites.txt
-#gbrowse_display_sites = wormbase,tair,modencode_worm,modencode_fly
+#gbrowse_display_sites = wormbase,tair,modencode_worm,modencode_fly,yeast_sgd
 
 # GeneTrack servers: tool-data/shared/genetrack/genetrack_sites.txt
 #genetrack_display_sites = main,test