diff --git a/tool_conf.xml.sample b/tool_conf.xml.sample
index e533d3f8742..d404c7eadb7 100644
--- a/tool_conf.xml.sample
+++ b/tool_conf.xml.sample
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     <tool file="data_source/modmine.xml" />
     <tool file="data_source/ratmine.xml" />
     <tool file="data_source/yeastmine.xml" />
+    <tool file="data_source/metabolicmine.xml" />
     <tool file="data_source/worm_modencode.xml" />
     <tool file="data_source/wormbase.xml" />
     <tool file="data_source/wormbase_test.xml" />
diff --git a/tools/data_source/metabolicmine.xml b/tools/data_source/metabolicmine.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f326b5a6e18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/data_source/metabolicmine.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<tool name="metabolicMine" id="metabolicmine" tool_type="data_source">
+    <description>server</description>
+    <command interpreter="python">data_source.py $output $__app__.config.output_size_limit</command>
+    <inputs action="http://www.metabolicmine.org/beta/begin.do" check_values="false" method="get" target="_top"> 
+        <display>go to metabolicMine server $GALAXY_URL</display>
+    </inputs>
+    <uihints minwidth="800"/>
+    <outputs>
+        <data name="output" format="txt" />
+    </outputs>
+    <options sanitize="False" refresh="True"/>
+</tool>