diff --git a/lib/galaxy/datatypes/genetics.py b/lib/galaxy/datatypes/genetics.py
index ec9a917f327..9857eb7d36d 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/datatypes/genetics.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/datatypes/genetics.py
@@ -124,6 +124,19 @@ class Rgenetics(Html):
                 return True
         return False
 
+class SNPMatrix(Rgenetics):
+    """fake class to distinguish different species of Rgenetics data collections
+    """
+    file_ext="snpmatrix"
+
+    def set_peek( self, dataset ):
+        dataset.peek  = "Binary RGenetics file"
+        dataset.blurb = data.nice_size( dataset.get_size() )
+    def sniff( self, filename ):
+        """
+        """
+        return True
+
 class Lped(Rgenetics):
     """fake class to distinguish different species of Rgenetics data collections
     """