diff --git a/products/jbrowse-cli/src/commands/add-track.test.ts b/products/jbrowse-cli/src/commands/add-track.test.ts
index 1587e32f99..afc257d506 100644
--- a/products/jbrowse-cli/src/commands/add-track.test.ts
+++ b/products/jbrowse-cli/src/commands/add-track.test.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const base = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'test', 'data')
 const simpleBam = path.join(base, 'simple.bam')
 const simpleBai = path.join(base, 'simple.bai')
 const simpleGff = path.join(base, 'volvox.sort.gff3')
+const simpleBed = path.join(base, 'volvox.bed')
 const simplePaf = path.join(base, 'volvox_inv_indels.paf')
 const simplePafGz = path.join(base, 'volvox_inv_indels.paf.gz')
 const simpleDelta = path.join(base, 'volvox_inv_indels.delta')
@@ -894,4 +895,26 @@ describe('add-track', () => {
         },
       ])
     })
+
+  setup
+    .do(initctx)
+    .command(['add-track', simpleBed, '--load', 'copy'])
+    .it('adds a bed track', async ctx => {
+      expect(exists(ctxDir(ctx, 'volvox.bed'))).toBeTruthy()
+      expect(readConf(ctx).tracks).toEqual([
+        {
+          type: 'FeatureTrack',
+          trackId: 'volvox',
+          name: 'volvox',
+          assemblyNames: ['testAssembly'],
+          adapter: {
+            type: 'BedAdapter',
+            bedLocation: {
+              uri: 'volvox.bed',
+              locationType: 'UriLocation',
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      ])
+    })
 })
diff --git a/products/jbrowse-cli/src/commands/add-track.ts b/products/jbrowse-cli/src/commands/add-track.ts
index f3bf4a107a..7381516bdc 100644
--- a/products/jbrowse-cli/src/commands/add-track.ts
+++ b/products/jbrowse-cli/src/commands/add-track.ts
@@ -381,27 +381,20 @@ export default class AddTrack extends JBrowseCommand {
     if (/\.anchors(.simple)?$/i.test(location)) {
       return {
         file: location,
-
         bed1: bed1!,
-
         bed2: bed2!,
       }
-    }
-    if (/\.bam$/i.test(location)) {
+    } else if (/\.bam$/i.test(location)) {
       return {
         file: location,
         index: index || `${location}.bai`,
       }
-    }
-
-    if (/\.cram$/i.test(location)) {
+    } else if (/\.cram$/i.test(location)) {
       return {
         file: location,
         index: index || `${location}.crai`,
       }
-    }
-
-    if (
+    } else if (
       /\.gff3?\.b?gz$/i.test(location) ||
       /\.vcf\.b?gz$/i.test(location) ||
       /\.bed\.b?gz$/i.test(location)
@@ -410,30 +403,25 @@ export default class AddTrack extends JBrowseCommand {
         file: location,
         index: index || `${location}.tbi`,
       }
-    }
-
-    if (/\.(fa|fasta|fas|fna|mfa)$/i.test(location)) {
+    } else if (/\.(fa|fasta|fas|fna|mfa)$/i.test(location)) {
       return {
         file: location,
         index: index || `${location}.fai`,
       }
-    }
-
-    if (/\.(fa|fasta|fas|fna|mfa)\.b?gz$/i.test(location)) {
+    } else if (/\.(fa|fasta|fas|fna|mfa)\.b?gz$/i.test(location)) {
       return {
         file: location,
         index: `${location}.fai`,
         index2: `${location}.gzi`,
       }
-    }
-
-    if (
+    } else if (
       /\.2bit$/i.test(location) ||
       /\/trackData.jsonz?$/i.test(location) ||
       /\/sparql$/i.test(location) ||
       /\.out(.gz)?$/i.test(location) ||
       /\.paf(.gz)?$/i.test(location) ||
       /\.delta(.gz)?$/i.test(location) ||
+      /\.bed?$/i.test(location) ||
       /\.(bw|bigwig)$/i.test(location) ||
       /\.(bb|bigbed)$/i.test(location) ||
       /\.vcf$/i.test(location) ||
@@ -473,24 +461,18 @@ export default class AddTrack extends JBrowseCommand {
           indexType: index?.toUpperCase().endsWith('CSI') ? 'CSI' : 'BAI',
         },
       }
-    }
-
-    if (/\.cram$/i.test(location)) {
+    } else if (/\.cram$/i.test(location)) {
       return {
         type: 'CramAdapter',
         cramLocation: makeLocation(location),
         craiLocation: makeLocation(`${location}.crai`),
       }
-    }
-
-    if (/\.gff3?$/i.test(location)) {
+    } else if (/\.gff3?$/i.test(location)) {
       return {
         type: 'Gff3Adapter',
         gffLocation: makeLocation(location),
       }
-    }
-
-    if (/\.gff3?\.b?gz$/i.test(location)) {
+    } else if (/\.gff3?\.b?gz$/i.test(location)) {
       return {
         type: 'Gff3TabixAdapter',
         gffGzLocation: makeLocation(location),
@@ -499,23 +481,17 @@ export default class AddTrack extends JBrowseCommand {
           indexType: index?.toUpperCase().endsWith('CSI') ? 'CSI' : 'TBI',
         },
       }
-    }
-
-    if (/\.gtf?$/i.test(location)) {
+    } else if (/\.gtf?$/i.test(location)) {
       return {
         type: 'GtfAdapter',
         gtfLocation: makeLocation(location),
       }
-    }
-
-    if (/\.vcf$/i.test(location)) {
+    } else if (/\.vcf$/i.test(location)) {
       return {
         type: 'VcfAdapter',
         vcfLocation: makeLocation(location),
       }
-    }
-
-    if (/\.vcf\.b?gz$/i.test(location)) {
+    } else if (/\.vcf\.b?gz$/i.test(location)) {
       return {
         type: 'VcfTabixAdapter',
         vcfGzLocation: makeLocation(location),
@@ -524,21 +500,16 @@ export default class AddTrack extends JBrowseCommand {
           indexType: index?.toUpperCase().endsWith('CSI') ? 'CSI' : 'TBI',
         },
       }
-    }
-
-    if (/\.vcf\.idx$/i.test(location)) {
+    } else if (/\.vcf\.idx$/i.test(location)) {
       return {
         type: 'UNSUPPORTED',
       }
-    }
-
-    if (/\.bed$/i.test(location)) {
+    } else if (/\.bed$/i.test(location)) {
       return {
-        type: 'UNSUPPORTED',
+        type: 'BedAdapter',
+        bedLocation: makeLocation(location),
       }
-    }
-
-    if (/\.bed\.b?gz$/i.test(location)) {
+    } else if (/\.bed\.b?gz$/i.test(location)) {
       return {
         type: 'BedTabixAdapter',
         bedGzLocation: makeLocation(location),
@@ -547,116 +518,81 @@ export default class AddTrack extends JBrowseCommand {
           indexType: index?.toUpperCase().endsWith('CSI') ? 'CSI' : 'TBI',
         },
       }
-    }
-
-    if (/\.bed$/i.test(location)) {
-      return {
-        type: 'BedAdapter',
-        bedLocation: makeLocation(location),
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (/\.(bb|bigbed)$/i.test(location)) {
+    } else if (/\.(bb|bigbed)$/i.test(location)) {
       return {
         type: 'BigBedAdapter',
         bigBedLocation: makeLocation(location),
       }
-    }
-
-    if (/\.(bw|bigwig)$/i.test(location)) {
+    } else if (/\.(bw|bigwig)$/i.test(location)) {
       return {
         type: 'BigWigAdapter',
         bigWigLocation: makeLocation(location),
       }
-    }
-
-    if (/\.(fa|fasta|fna|mfa)$/i.test(location)) {
+    } else if (/\.(fa|fasta|fna|mfa)$/i.test(location)) {
       return {
         type: 'IndexedFastaAdapter',
         fastaLocation: makeLocation(location),
         faiLocation: makeLocation(index || `${location}.fai`),
       }
-    }
-
-    if (/\.(fa|fasta|fna|mfa)\.b?gz$/i.test(location)) {
+    } else if (/\.(fa|fasta|fna|mfa)\.b?gz$/i.test(location)) {
       return {
         type: 'BgzipFastaAdapter',
         fastaLocation: makeLocation(location),
         faiLocation: makeLocation(`${location}.fai`),
         gziLocation: makeLocation(`${location}.gzi`),
       }
-    }
-
-    if (/\.2bit$/i.test(location)) {
+    } else if (/\.2bit$/i.test(location)) {
       return {
         type: 'TwoBitAdapter',
         twoBitLocation: makeLocation(location),
       }
-    }
-
-    if (/\.sizes$/i.test(location)) {
+    } else if (/\.sizes$/i.test(location)) {
       return {
         type: 'UNSUPPORTED',
       }
-    }
-
-    if (/\/trackData.jsonz?$/i.test(location)) {
+    } else if (/\/trackData.jsonz?$/i.test(location)) {
       return {
         type: 'NCListAdapter',
         rootUrlTemplate: makeLocation(location),
       }
-    }
-
-    if (/\/sparql$/i.test(location)) {
+    } else if (/\/sparql$/i.test(location)) {
       return {
         type: 'SPARQLAdapter',
         endpoint: location,
       }
-    }
-
-    if (/\.hic$/i.test(location)) {
+    } else if (/\.hic$/i.test(location)) {
       return {
         type: 'HicAdapter',
         hicLocation: makeLocation(location),
       }
-    }
-
-    if (/\.paf(.gz)?$/i.test(location)) {
+    } else if (/\.paf(.gz)?$/i.test(location)) {
       return {
         type: 'PAFAdapter',
         pafLocation: makeLocation(location),
       }
-    }
-
-    if (/\.out(.gz)?$/i.test(location)) {
+    } else if (/\.out(.gz)?$/i.test(location)) {
       return {
         type: 'MashMapAdapter',
         outLocation: makeLocation(location),
       }
-    }
-    if (/\.chain(.gz)?$/i.test(location)) {
+    } else if (/\.chain(.gz)?$/i.test(location)) {
       return {
         type: 'ChainAdapter',
         chainLocation: makeLocation(location),
       }
-    }
-    if (/\.delta(.gz)?$/i.test(location)) {
+    } else if (/\.delta(.gz)?$/i.test(location)) {
       return {
         type: 'DeltaAdapter',
         deltaLocation: makeLocation(location),
       }
-    }
-
-    if (/\.anchors(.gz)?$/i.test(location)) {
+    } else if (/\.anchors(.gz)?$/i.test(location)) {
       return {
         type: 'MCScanAnchorsAdapter',
         mcscanAnchorsLocation: makeLocation(location),
         bed1Location: bed1 ? makeLocation(bed1) : undefined,
         bed2Location: bed2 ? makeLocation(bed2) : undefined,
       }
-    }
-
-    if (/\.anchors.simple(.gz)?$/i.test(location)) {
+    } else if (/\.anchors.simple(.gz)?$/i.test(location)) {
       return {
         type: 'MCScanSimpleAnchorsAdapter',
         mcscanSimpleAnchorsLocation: makeLocation(location),
@@ -680,6 +616,7 @@ export default class AddTrack extends JBrowseCommand {
       TwoBitAdapter: 'ReferenceSequenceTrack',
       VcfTabixAdapter: 'VariantTrack',
       VcfAdapter: 'VariantTrack',
+      BedAdapter: 'FeatureTrack',
       HicAdapter: 'HicTrack',
       PAFAdapter: 'SyntenyTrack',
       DeltaAdapter: 'SyntenyTrack',
diff --git a/products/jbrowse-cli/test/data/volvox.bed b/products/jbrowse-cli/test/data/volvox.bed
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