diff --git a/R/read_ext.R b/R/read_ext.R
index 8db2175c..7fb46edd 100644
--- a/R/read_ext.R
+++ b/R/read_ext.R
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #' @description
 #' Functions for reading spectral data from external file types.
 #' Currently supported reading formats are .csv and other text files, .asp,
-#' .spa, .spc, and .jdx.
+#' .spa, .spc, .xyz, and .jdx.
 #' Additionally, .0 (OPUS) and .dat (ENVI) files are supported via
 #' \code{\link{read_opus}()} and \code{\link{read_envi}()}, respectively.
 #' \code{\link{read_zip}()} takes any of the files listed above.
@@ -98,6 +98,14 @@ read_text <- function(file, colnames = NULL, method = "fread",
       os <- as_OpenSpecy(x = as.numeric(wavenumbers), spectra = spectra,
                          metadata = metadata)
   }
+  else if(grepl("\\.xyz$", basename(file), ignore.case = T)){
+      wavenumbers <- as.numeric(dt[1, ])[-c(1:2)]
+      # Remove the first row
+      xy <- dt[-1,1:2]
+      colnames(xy) <- c("x", "y")
+      dt <- transpose(dt[-1, -c(1:2)])
+      os <- as_OpenSpecy(x = wavenumbers, spectra = dt, metadata = xy)
+  }
   else if(sum(grepl("^[0-9]{1,}$",colnames(dt))) > 4) {
     wavenumbers <- colnames(dt)[grepl("^[0-9]{1,}$",colnames(dt))]
     spectra <- transpose(dt[,wavenumbers, with = FALSE])
diff --git a/R/read_multi.R b/R/read_multi.R
index aa9d4e76..2428589d 100644
--- a/R/read_multi.R
+++ b/R/read_multi.R
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ read_any <- function(file, ...) {
   else if (grepl("(\\.zip$)", ignore.case = T, file)) {
     os <- read_zip(file = file, ...)
   }
-  else if (grepl("(\\.csv$)|(\\.tsv$)|(\\.txt$)", ignore.case = T, file)) {
+  else if (grepl("(\\.xyz$)|(\\.csv$)|(\\.tsv$)|(\\.txt$)", ignore.case = T, file)) {
     os <- read_text(file = file, ...)
   } else if (grepl("\\.[0-999]$", ignore.case = T, file)) {
     os <- read_opus(file = file, ...)
diff --git a/man/read_ext.Rd b/man/read_ext.Rd
index 60601518..c73914cd 100644
--- a/man/read_ext.Rd
+++ b/man/read_ext.Rd
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ named \code{"wavenumber"} and \code{"intensity"}.
 \description{
 Functions for reading spectral data from external file types.
 Currently supported reading formats are .csv and other text files, .asp,
-.spa, .spc, and .jdx.
+.spa, .spc, .xyz, and .jdx.
 Additionally, .0 (OPUS) and .dat (ENVI) files are supported via
 \code{\link{read_opus}()} and \code{\link{read_envi}()}, respectively.
 \code{\link{read_zip}()} takes any of the files listed above.