diff --git a/public/gatk-utils/src/main/java/org/broadinstitute/gatk/utils/GenomeLoc.java b/public/gatk-utils/src/main/java/org/broadinstitute/gatk/utils/GenomeLoc.java
index c913e6efd..d41072adb 100644
--- a/public/gatk-utils/src/main/java/org/broadinstitute/gatk/utils/GenomeLoc.java
+++ b/public/gatk-utils/src/main/java/org/broadinstitute/gatk/utils/GenomeLoc.java
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ public class GenomeLoc implements Comparable<GenomeLoc>, Serializable, HasGenome
     // TODO - WARNING WARNING WARNING code somehow depends on the name of the contig being null!
     public static final GenomeLoc UNMAPPED = new GenomeLoc((String)null);
     public static final GenomeLoc WHOLE_GENOME = new GenomeLoc("all");
+    public static final GenomeLoc END_OF_GENOME = new GenomeLoc("Y", 23, 59347566, 59347566);
 
     public static final boolean isUnmapped(GenomeLoc loc) {
         return loc == UNMAPPED;