diff --git a/src/ol/format/gmlformat.js b/src/ol/format/gmlformat.js
index d08b6e0e30..6c3d3935c5 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/gmlformat.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/gmlformat.js
@@ -680,8 +680,18 @@ ol.format.GML.readFlatCoordinatesFromNode_ = function(node, objectStack) {
  * @return {Array.<number>|undefined} Flat coordinates.
  */
 ol.format.GML.readFlatPos_ = function(node, objectStack) {
-  var s = ol.xml.getAllTextContent(node, false).replace(/^\s*|\s*$/g, '');
-  var flatCoordinates = goog.array.map(s.split(/\s+/), parseFloat);
+  var s = ol.xml.getAllTextContent(node, false);
+  var re = /^\s*([+\-]?\d*\.?\d+(?:e[+\-]?\d+)?)\s*/;
+  /** @type {Array.<number>} */
+  var flatCoordinates = [];
+  var m;
+  while ((m = re.exec(s))) {
+    flatCoordinates.push(parseFloat(m[1]));
+    s = s.substr(m[0].length);
+  }
+  if (s !== '') {
+    return undefined;
+  }
   var context = objectStack[0];
   goog.asserts.assert(goog.isObject(context));
   var containerSrs = goog.object.get(context, 'srsName');
@@ -691,7 +701,13 @@ ol.format.GML.readFlatPos_ = function(node, objectStack) {
     axisOrientation = proj.getAxisOrientation();
   }
   if (axisOrientation === 'neu') {
-    flatCoordinates = flatCoordinates.reverse();
+    var i, ii;
+    for (i = 0, ii = flatCoordinates.length; i < ii; i += 3) {
+      var y = flatCoordinates[i];
+      var x = flatCoordinates[i + 1];
+      flatCoordinates[i] = x;
+      flatCoordinates[i + 1] = y;
+    }
   }
   var len = flatCoordinates.length;
   if (len == 2) {
diff --git a/src/ol/format/wfsformat.js b/src/ol/format/wfsformat.js
index 330c900dbb..0b251f0257 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/wfsformat.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/wfsformat.js
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ ol.format.WFS.writeGetFeature_ = function(node, featureTypes, objectStack) {
 
 /**
  * @param {olx.format.WFSWriteGetFeatureOptions} options Options.
- * @return {ArrayBuffer|Node|Object|string} Result.
+ * @return {Node} Result.
  */
 ol.format.WFS.prototype.writeGetFeature = function(options) {
   var node = ol.xml.createElementNS('http://www.opengis.net/wfs',
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ ol.format.WFS.prototype.writeGetFeature = function(options) {
  * @param {Array.<ol.Feature>} updates The features to update.
  * @param {Array.<ol.Feature>} deletes The features to delete.
  * @param {olx.format.WFSWriteTransactionOptions} options Write options.
- * @return {ArrayBuffer|Node|Object|string} Result.
+ * @return {Node} Result.
  */
 ol.format.WFS.prototype.writeTransaction = function(inserts, updates, deletes,
     options) {
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/format/gmlformat.test.js b/test/spec/ol/format/gmlformat.test.js
index 473fbcc9a6..0040f3ade2 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/format/gmlformat.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/format/gmlformat.test.js
@@ -33,6 +33,19 @@ describe('ol.format.GML', function() {
         expect(serialized.firstElementChild).to.xmleql(ol.xml.load(text));
       });
 
+      it('can read and write a point geometry in EPSG:4326', function() {
+        var text =
+            '<gml:Point xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" ' +
+            '    srsName="urn:x-ogc:def:crs:EPSG:4326">' +
+            '  <gml:pos>2 1</gml:pos>' +
+            '</gml:Point>';
+        var g = readGeometry(formatWGS84, text);
+        expect(g).to.be.an(ol.geom.Point);
+        expect(g.getCoordinates()).to.eql([1, 2, 0]);
+        var serialized = formatWGS84.writeGeometry(g);
+        expect(serialized.firstElementChild).to.xmleql(ol.xml.load(text));
+      });
+
     });
 
     describe('linestring', function() {
@@ -50,6 +63,19 @@ describe('ol.format.GML', function() {
         expect(serialized.firstElementChild).to.xmleql(ol.xml.load(text));
       });
 
+      it('can read and write a linestring geometry in EPSG:4326', function() {
+        var text =
+            '<gml:LineString xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" ' +
+            '    srsName="urn:x-ogc:def:crs:EPSG:4326">' +
+            '  <gml:posList>2 1 4 3</gml:posList>' +
+            '</gml:LineString>';
+        var g = readGeometry(formatWGS84, text);
+        expect(g).to.be.an(ol.geom.LineString);
+        expect(g.getCoordinates()).to.eql([[1, 2, 0], [3, 4, 0]]);
+        var serialized = formatWGS84.writeGeometry(g);
+        expect(serialized.firstElementChild).to.xmleql(ol.xml.load(text));
+      });
+
     });
 
     describe('axis order', function() {