diff --git a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/varianteval/stratifications/FunctionalClass.java b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/varianteval/stratifications/FunctionalClass.java
index 193a65591..a32857ffc 100755
--- a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/varianteval/stratifications/FunctionalClass.java
+++ b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/varianteval/stratifications/FunctionalClass.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.walkers.varianteval.stratifications;
 
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.contexts.ReferenceContext;
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.refdata.RefMetaDataTracker;
+import org.broadinstitute.sting.gatk.walkers.annotator.SnpEff;
 import org.broadinstitute.sting.utils.variantcontext.VariantContext;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -11,12 +12,19 @@ import java.util.List;
  * Stratifies by nonsense, missense, silent, and all annotations in the input ROD, from the INFO field annotation.
  */
 public class FunctionalClass extends VariantStratifier {
+
+    public enum FunctionalType {
+        silent,
+        missense,
+        nonsense
+    }
+
+
     @Override
     public void initialize() {
         states.add("all");
-        states.add("silent");
-        states.add("missense");
-        states.add("nonsense");
+        for ( FunctionalType type : FunctionalType.values() )
+            states.add(type.name());
     }
 
 
@@ -26,10 +34,12 @@ public class FunctionalClass extends VariantStratifier {
         relevantStates.add("all");
 
         if (eval != null && eval.isVariant()) {
-            String type = null;
+            FunctionalType type = null;
 
             if (eval.hasAttribute("refseq.functionalClass")) {
-                type = eval.getAttributeAsString("refseq.functionalClass");
+                try {
+                    type = FunctionalType.valueOf(eval.getAttributeAsString("refseq.functionalClass"));
+                } catch ( Exception e ) {} // don't error out if the type isn't supported
             } else if (eval.hasAttribute("refseq.functionalClass_1")) {
                 int annotationId = 1;
                 String key;
@@ -37,24 +47,33 @@ public class FunctionalClass extends VariantStratifier {
                 do {
                     key = String.format("refseq.functionalClass_%d", annotationId);
 
-                    String newtype = eval.getAttributeAsString(key);
-
-                    if ( newtype != null && !newtype.equalsIgnoreCase("null") &&
-                         ( type == null ||
-                         ( type.equals("silent") && !newtype.equals("silent") ) ||
-                         ( type.equals("missense") && newtype.equals("nonsense") ) )
-                       ) {
-                        type = newtype;
+                    String newtypeStr = eval.getAttributeAsString(key);
+                    if ( newtypeStr != null && !newtypeStr.equalsIgnoreCase("null") ) {
+                        try {
+                            FunctionalType newType = FunctionalType.valueOf(newtypeStr);
+                            if ( type == null ||
+                                ( type == FunctionalType.silent && newType != FunctionalType.silent ) ||
+                                ( type == FunctionalType.missense && newType == FunctionalType.nonsense ) ) {
+                                type = newType;
+                            }
+                        } catch ( Exception e ) {} // don't error out if the type isn't supported
                     }
 
                     annotationId++;
                 } while (eval.hasAttribute(key));
+
+            } else if ( eval.hasAttribute(SnpEff.InfoFieldKey.EFF.name() ) ) {
+                SnpEff.EffectType snpEffType = SnpEff.EffectType.valueOf(eval.getAttribute(SnpEff.InfoFieldKey.EFF.name()).toString());
+                if ( snpEffType == SnpEff.EffectType.STOP_GAINED )
+                    type = FunctionalType.nonsense;
+                else if ( snpEffType == SnpEff.EffectType.NON_SYNONYMOUS_CODING )
+                    type = FunctionalType.missense;
+                else if ( snpEffType == SnpEff.EffectType.SYNONYMOUS_CODING )
+                    type = FunctionalType.silent;
             }
 
-            if (type != null) {
-                if      (type.equals("silent"))   { relevantStates.add("silent");   }
-                else if (type.equals("missense")) { relevantStates.add("missense"); }
-                else if (type.equals("nonsense")) { relevantStates.add("nonsense"); }
+            if ( type != null ) {
+                relevantStates.add(type.name());
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/public/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/varianteval/VariantEvalIntegrationTest.java b/public/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/varianteval/VariantEvalIntegrationTest.java
index e992684bc..d8f7ad3b6 100755
--- a/public/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/varianteval/VariantEvalIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/public/java/test/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/varianteval/VariantEvalIntegrationTest.java
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import org.testng.annotations.Test;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
 public class VariantEvalIntegrationTest extends WalkerTest {
-    private static String variantEvalTestDataRoot = validationDataLocation + "/VariantEval";
+    private static String variantEvalTestDataRoot = validationDataLocation + "VariantEval";
     private static String fundamentalTestVCF = variantEvalTestDataRoot + "/" + "FundamentalsTest.annotated.db.subset.snps_and_indels.vcf";
     private static String fundamentalTestSNPsVCF = variantEvalTestDataRoot + "/" + "FundamentalsTest.annotated.db.subset.final.vcf";
     private static String fundamentalTestSNPsOneSampleVCF = variantEvalTestDataRoot + "/" + "FundamentalsTest.annotated.db.subset.final.HG00625.vcf";
@@ -14,6 +14,27 @@ public class VariantEvalIntegrationTest extends WalkerTest {
     private static String cmdRoot = "-T VariantEval" +
             " -R " + b36KGReference;
 
+    @Test
+    public void testFunctionClassWithSnpeff() {
+        WalkerTestSpec spec = new WalkerTestSpec(
+                                buildCommandLine(
+                                        "-T VariantEval",
+                                        "-R " + b37KGReference,
+                                        "--dbsnp " + b37dbSNP132,
+                                        "--eval " + validationDataLocation + "snpEff.AFR.unfiltered.VariantAnnotator.output.vcf",
+                                        "-noEV",
+                                        "-EV TiTvVariantEvaluator",
+                                        "-noST",
+                                        "-ST FunctionalClass",
+                                        "-BTI eval",
+                                        "-o %s"
+                                ),
+                                1,
+                                Arrays.asList("f5f811ceb973d7fd6c1b2b734f1b2b12")
+                              );
+        executeTest("testStratifySamplesAndExcludeMonomorphicSites", spec);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testStratifySamplesAndExcludeMonomorphicSites() {
         WalkerTestSpec spec = new WalkerTestSpec(
@@ -21,7 +42,7 @@ public class VariantEvalIntegrationTest extends WalkerTest {
                                         "-T VariantEval",
                                         "-R " + b37KGReference,
                                         "--dbsnp " + b37dbSNP132,
-                                        "--eval " + variantEvalTestDataRoot + "/CEU.trio.callsForVE.vcf",
+                                        "--eval " + variantEvalTestDataRoot + "CEU.trio.callsForVE.vcf",
                                         "-noEV",
                                         "-EV TiTvVariantEvaluator",
                                         "-ST Sample",