diff --git a/test/functional/tools/sample_datatypes_conf.xml b/test/functional/tools/sample_datatypes_conf.xml
index 802c286be68f..e61be45f2e3a 100644
--- a/test/functional/tools/sample_datatypes_conf.xml
+++ b/test/functional/tools/sample_datatypes_conf.xml
@@ -59,5 +59,6 @@
     </datatype>
     <datatype extension="directory" type="galaxy.datatypes.data:Directory">
     </datatype>
+    <datatype extension="h5" type="galaxy.datatypes.binary:H5" mimetype="application/octet-stream" display_in_upload="true"/>
   </registration>
 </datatypes>