diff --git a/config/datatypes_conf.xml.sample b/config/datatypes_conf.xml.sample
index ccdb01923ea..cddead60ee6 100644
--- a/config/datatypes_conf.xml.sample
+++ b/config/datatypes_conf.xml.sample
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@
     <datatype extension="msp" type="galaxy.datatypes.proteomics:Msp" display_in_upload="true"/>
     <datatype extension="splib_noindex" type="galaxy.datatypes.proteomics:SPLibNoIndex" display_in_upload="true"/>
     <datatype extension="splib" type="galaxy.datatypes.proteomics:SPLib" display_in_upload="true"/>
+    <datatype extension="blib" type="galaxy.datatypes.binary:BlibSQlite" display_in_upload="true"/>
     <datatype extension="hlf" type="galaxy.datatypes.proteomics:XHunterAslFormat" mimetype="application/octet-stream" display_in_upload="true"/>
     <datatype extension="idpdb" type="galaxy.datatypes.binary:IdpDB" mimetype="application/octet-stream" display_in_upload="true"/>
     <datatype extension="sf3" type="galaxy.datatypes.proteomics:Sf3" display_in_upload="true"/>
@@ -691,6 +692,7 @@
     <sniffer type="galaxy.datatypes.binary:GeminiSQLite"/>
     <sniffer type="galaxy.datatypes.binary:MzSQlite"/>
     <sniffer type="galaxy.datatypes.binary:IdpDB"/>
+    <sniffer type="galaxy.datatypes.binary:BlibSQlite"/>
     <sniffer type="galaxy.datatypes.binary:SQlite"/>
     <sniffer type="galaxy.datatypes.binary:Cool"/>
     <sniffer type="galaxy.datatypes.binary:Biom2"/>
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/datatypes/binary.py b/lib/galaxy/datatypes/binary.py
index 6bac5212eba..b5726e8f845 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/datatypes/binary.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/datatypes/binary.py
@@ -1182,6 +1182,41 @@ class MzSQlite(SQlite):
         return False
 
 
+class BlibSQlite(SQlite):
+    """Class describing a Proteomics Spectral Library Sqlite database """
+    MetadataElement(name="blib_version", default='1.8', param=MetadataParameter, desc="Blib Version",
+                    readonly=True, visible=True, no_value='1.8')
+    file_ext = "blib"
+
+    def set_meta(self, dataset, overwrite=True, **kwd):
+        super(BlibSQlite, self).set_meta(dataset, overwrite=overwrite, **kwd)
+        try:
+            conn = sqlite.connect(dataset.file_name)
+            c = conn.cursor()
+            tables_query = "SELECT majorVersion,minorVersion FROM LibInfo"
+            (majorVersion, minorVersion) = c.execute(tables_query).fetchall()[0]
+            dataset.metadata.blib_version = '%s.%s' % (majorVersion, minorVersion)
+        except Exception as e:
+            log.warning('%s, set_meta Exception: %s', self, e)
+
+    def sniff(self, filename):
+        if super(BlibSQlite, self).sniff(filename):
+            blib_table_names = ['IonMobilityTypes', 'LibInfo', 'Modifications', 'RefSpectra', 'RefSpectraPeakAnnotations', 'RefSpectraPeaks', 'ScoreTypes', 'SpectrumSourceFiles']
+            try:
+                conn = sqlite.connect(filename)
+                c = conn.cursor()
+                tables_query = "SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table' ORDER BY name"
+                result = c.execute(tables_query).fetchall()
+                result = [_[0] for _ in result]
+                for table_name in blib_table_names:
+                    if table_name not in result:
+                        return False
+                return True
+            except Exception as e:
+                log.warning('%s, sniff Exception: %s', self, e)
+        return False
+
+
 class IdpDB(SQlite):
     """
     Class describing an IDPicker 3 idpDB (sqlite) database
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/datatypes/registry.py b/lib/galaxy/datatypes/registry.py
index 750e5f96006..acf7807beeb 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/datatypes/registry.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/datatypes/registry.py
@@ -782,6 +782,7 @@ class Registry(object):
                 'axt'           : 'text/plain',
                 'bam'           : 'application/octet-stream',
                 'bed'           : 'text/plain',
+                'blib'          : 'application/octet-stream',
                 'customtrack'   : 'text/plain',
                 'csfasta'       : 'text/plain',
                 'db3'           : 'application/octet-stream',
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/datatypes/sniff.py b/lib/galaxy/datatypes/sniff.py
index 943744b27bf..29ec1817d6a 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/datatypes/sniff.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/datatypes/sniff.py
@@ -445,6 +445,9 @@ def guess_ext(fname, sniff_order, is_binary=False):
     >>> fname = get_test_fname('1.xmfa')
     >>> guess_ext(fname, sniff_order)
     'xmfa'
+    >>> fname = get_test_fname('test.blib')
+    >>> guess_ext(fname, sniff_order)
+    'blib'
     >>> fname = get_test_fname('test.phylip')
     >>> guess_ext(fname, sniff_order)
     'phylip'
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/datatypes/test/test.blib b/lib/galaxy/datatypes/test/test.blib
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fe43f04e8fe
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