diff --git a/src/ol/format/kml.js b/src/ol/format/kml.js
index 0e2b7bbf62..eff0966db2 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/kml.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/kml.js
@@ -1065,19 +1065,25 @@ ol.format.KML.setCommonGeometryProperties_ = function(multiGeometry,
     geometries) {
   var ii = geometries.length;
   var extrudes = new Array(geometries.length);
+  var tessellates = new Array(geometries.length);
   var altitudeModes = new Array(geometries.length);
-  var geometry, i, hasExtrude, hasAltitudeMode;
-  hasExtrude = hasAltitudeMode = false;
+  var geometry, i, hasExtrude, hasTessellate, hasAltitudeMode;
+  hasExtrude = hasTessellate = hasAltitudeMode = false;
   for (i = 0; i < ii; ++i) {
     geometry = geometries[i];
     extrudes[i] = geometry.get('extrude');
+    tessellates[i] = geometry.get('tessellate');
     altitudeModes[i] = geometry.get('altitudeMode');
     hasExtrude = hasExtrude || extrudes[i] !== undefined;
+    hasTessellate = hasTessellate || tessellates[i] !== undefined;
     hasAltitudeMode = hasAltitudeMode || altitudeModes[i];
   }
   if (hasExtrude) {
     multiGeometry.set('extrude', extrudes);
   }
+  if (hasTessellate) {
+    multiGeometry.set('tessellate', tessellates);
+  }
   if (hasAltitudeMode) {
     multiGeometry.set('altitudeMode', altitudeModes);
   }
@@ -1371,6 +1377,7 @@ ol.format.KML.LOD_PARSERS_ = ol.xml.makeStructureNS(
 ol.format.KML.EXTRUDE_AND_ALTITUDE_MODE_PARSERS_ = ol.xml.makeStructureNS(
     ol.format.KML.NAMESPACE_URIS_, {
       'extrude': ol.xml.makeObjectPropertySetter(ol.format.XSD.readBoolean),
+      'tessellate': ol.xml.makeObjectPropertySetter(ol.format.XSD.readBoolean),
       'altitudeMode': ol.xml.makeObjectPropertySetter(ol.format.XSD.readString)
     });
 
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/format/kml.test.js b/test/spec/ol/format/kml.test.js
index fc2ea80bd1..02d20dbdaa 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/format/kml.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/format/kml.test.js
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ describe('ol.format.KML', function() {
               '    <LineString>' +
               '      <coordinates>1,2,3 4,5,6</coordinates>' +
               '      <extrude>0</extrude>' +
+              '      <tessellate>1</tessellate>' +
               '      <altitudeMode>absolute</altitudeMode>' +
               '    </LineString>' +
               '  </Placemark>' +
@@ -424,6 +425,7 @@ describe('ol.format.KML', function() {
           expect(g).to.be.an(ol.geom.LineString);
           expect(g.getCoordinates()).to.eql([[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]]);
           expect(g.get('extrude')).to.be(false);
+          expect(g.get('tessellate')).to.be(true);
           expect(g.get('altitudeMode')).to.be('absolute');
         });
 
@@ -964,6 +966,7 @@ describe('ol.format.KML', function() {
               '    <MultiGeometry>' +
               '      <LineString>' +
               '        <extrude>0</extrude>' +
+              '        <tessellate>0</tessellate>' +
               '        <altitudeMode>absolute</altitudeMode>' +
               '        <coordinates>1,2,3 4,5,6</coordinates>' +
               '      </LineString>' +
@@ -985,6 +988,10 @@ describe('ol.format.KML', function() {
           expect(g.get('extrude')).to.have.length(2);
           expect(g.get('extrude')[0]).to.be(false);
           expect(g.get('extrude')[1]).to.be(undefined);
+          expect(g.get('tessellate')).to.be.an('array');
+          expect(g.get('tessellate')).to.have.length(2);
+          expect(g.get('tessellate')[0]).to.be(false);
+          expect(g.get('tessellate')[1]).to.be(undefined);
           expect(g.get('altitudeMode')).to.be.an('array');
           expect(g.get('altitudeMode')).to.have.length(2);
           expect(g.get('altitudeMode')[0]).to.be('absolute');