diff --git a/src/ol/geom/geometry.js b/src/ol/geom/geometry.js
index fb5280c7cf..d66fc9d95d 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/geometry.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/geometry.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ ol.geom.Geometry = function() {
    * @protected
    * @type {Array.<number>}
    */
-  this.flatCoordinates = [];
+  this.flatCoordinates = null;
 
   /**
    * @protected
@@ -201,6 +201,19 @@ ol.geom.Geometry.prototype.getStride = function() {
 ol.geom.Geometry.prototype.getType = goog.abstractMethod;
 
 
+/**
+ * @param {ol.geom.Layout} layout Layout.
+ * @param {Array.<number>} flatCoordinates Flat coordinates.
+ * @protected
+ */
+ol.geom.Geometry.prototype.setFlatCoordinatesInternal =
+    function(layout, flatCoordinates) {
+  this.stride = ol.geom.Geometry.getStrideForLayout_(layout);
+  this.layout = layout;
+  this.flatCoordinates = flatCoordinates;
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @param {ol.geom.Layout|undefined} layout Layout.
  * @param {Array} coordinates Coordinates.
@@ -236,7 +249,9 @@ ol.geom.Geometry.prototype.setLayout =
  * @param {ol.TransformFunction} transformFn Transform.
  */
 ol.geom.Geometry.prototype.transform = function(transformFn) {
-  transformFn(this.flatCoordinates, this.flatCoordinates, this.stride);
+  if (!goog.isNull(this.flatCoordinates)) {
+    transformFn(this.flatCoordinates, this.flatCoordinates, this.stride);
+  }
 };
 
 
@@ -291,7 +306,11 @@ ol.geom.RawMultiPolygon;
  */
 ol.geom.transformGeometry2D = function(geometry, transform, opt_dest) {
   var flatCoordinates = geometry.getFlatCoordinates();
-  var stride = geometry.getStride();
-  return ol.geom.flat.transform2D(
-      flatCoordinates, stride, transform, opt_dest);
+  if (goog.isNull(flatCoordinates)) {
+    return null;
+  } else {
+    var stride = geometry.getStride();
+    return ol.geom.flat.transform2D(
+        flatCoordinates, stride, transform, opt_dest);
+  }
 };
diff --git a/src/ol/geom/linestring.js b/src/ol/geom/linestring.js
index 0a76be1014..40bfd7c109 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/linestring.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/linestring.js
@@ -50,8 +50,26 @@ ol.geom.LineString.prototype.getType = function() {
  */
 ol.geom.LineString.prototype.setCoordinates =
     function(coordinates, opt_layout) {
-  this.setLayout(opt_layout, coordinates, 1);
-  ol.geom.flat.deflateCoordinates(
-      this.flatCoordinates, 0, coordinates, this.stride);
+  if (goog.isNull(coordinates)) {
+    this.setFlatCoordinates(ol.geom.Layout.XY, null);
+  } else {
+    this.setLayout(opt_layout, coordinates, 1);
+    if (goog.isNull(this.flatCoordinates)) {
+      this.flatCoordinates = [];
+    }
+    this.flatCoordinates.length = ol.geom.flat.deflateCoordinates(
+        this.flatCoordinates, 0, coordinates, this.stride);
+    this.dispatchChangeEvent();
+  }
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {ol.geom.Layout} layout Layout.
+ * @param {Array.<number>} flatCoordinates Flat coordinates.
+ */
+ol.geom.LineString.prototype.setFlatCoordinates =
+    function(layout, flatCoordinates) {
+  this.setFlatCoordinatesInternal(layout, flatCoordinates);
   this.dispatchChangeEvent();
 };
diff --git a/src/ol/geom/multilinestring.js b/src/ol/geom/multilinestring.js
index 8611641d02..da4a7c2505 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/multilinestring.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/multilinestring.js
@@ -74,8 +74,29 @@ ol.geom.MultiLineString.prototype.getType = function() {
  */
 ol.geom.MultiLineString.prototype.setCoordinates =
     function(coordinates, opt_layout) {
-  this.setLayout(opt_layout, coordinates, 2);
-  ol.geom.flat.deflateCoordinatess(
-      this.flatCoordinates, 0, coordinates, this.stride, this.ends_);
+  if (goog.isNull(coordinates)) {
+    this.setFlatCoordinates(ol.geom.Layout.XY, null, this.ends_);
+  } else {
+    this.setLayout(opt_layout, coordinates, 2);
+    if (goog.isNull(this.flatCoordinates)) {
+      this.flatCoordinates = [];
+    }
+    var ends = ol.geom.flat.deflateCoordinatess(
+        this.flatCoordinates, 0, coordinates, this.stride, this.ends_);
+    this.flatCoordinates.length = ends.length === 0 ? 0 : ends[ends.length - 1];
+    this.dispatchChangeEvent();
+  }
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {ol.geom.Layout} layout Layout.
+ * @param {Array.<number>} flatCoordinates Flat coordinates.
+ * @param {Array.<number>} ends Ends.
+ */
+ol.geom.MultiLineString.prototype.setFlatCoordinates =
+    function(layout, flatCoordinates, ends) {
+  this.setFlatCoordinatesInternal(layout, flatCoordinates);
+  this.ends_ = ends;
   this.dispatchChangeEvent();
 };
diff --git a/src/ol/geom/multipoint.js b/src/ol/geom/multipoint.js
index 930ae9041d..525f720720 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/multipoint.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/multipoint.js
@@ -57,8 +57,26 @@ ol.geom.MultiPoint.prototype.getType = function() {
  */
 ol.geom.MultiPoint.prototype.setCoordinates =
     function(coordinates, opt_layout) {
-  this.setLayout(opt_layout, coordinates, 1);
-  ol.geom.flat.deflateCoordinates(
-      this.flatCoordinates, 0, coordinates, this.stride);
+  if (goog.isNull(coordinates)) {
+    this.setFlatCoordinates(ol.geom.Layout.XY, null);
+  } else {
+    this.setLayout(opt_layout, coordinates, 1);
+    if (goog.isNull(this.flatCoordinates)) {
+      this.flatCoordinates = [];
+    }
+    this.flatCoordinates.length = ol.geom.flat.deflateCoordinates(
+        this.flatCoordinates, 0, coordinates, this.stride);
+    this.dispatchChangeEvent();
+  }
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {ol.geom.Layout} layout Layout.
+ * @param {Array.<number>} flatCoordinates Flat coordinates.
+ */
+ol.geom.MultiPoint.prototype.setFlatCoordinates =
+    function(layout, flatCoordinates) {
+  this.setFlatCoordinatesInternal(layout, flatCoordinates);
   this.dispatchChangeEvent();
 };
diff --git a/src/ol/geom/multipolygon.js b/src/ol/geom/multipolygon.js
index 55b7bc2052..e4fbdb3d87 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/multipolygon.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/multipolygon.js
@@ -119,10 +119,33 @@ ol.geom.MultiPolygon.prototype.getType = function() {
  */
 ol.geom.MultiPolygon.prototype.setCoordinates =
     function(coordinates, opt_layout) {
-  this.setLayout(opt_layout, coordinates, 3);
-  ol.geom.flat.deflateCoordinatesss(
-      this.flatCoordinates, 0, coordinates, this.stride, this.endss_);
-  ol.geom.flat.orientLinearRingss(
-      this.flatCoordinates, 0, this.endss_, this.stride);
+  if (goog.isNull(coordinates)) {
+    this.setFlatCoordinates(ol.geom.Layout.XY, null, this.endss_);
+  } else {
+    this.setLayout(opt_layout, coordinates, 3);
+    if (goog.isNull(this.flatCoordinates)) {
+      this.flatCoordinates = [];
+    }
+    var endss = ol.geom.flat.deflateCoordinatesss(
+        this.flatCoordinates, 0, coordinates, this.stride, this.endss_);
+    var lastEnds = endss[endss.length - 1];
+    this.flatCoordinates.length = lastEnds.length === 0 ?
+        0 : lastEnds[lastEnds.length - 1];
+    ol.geom.flat.orientLinearRingss(
+        this.flatCoordinates, 0, this.endss_, this.stride);
+    this.dispatchChangeEvent();
+  }
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {ol.geom.Layout} layout Layout.
+ * @param {Array.<number>} flatCoordinates Flat coordinates.
+ * @param {Array.<Array.<number>>} endss Endss.
+ */
+ol.geom.MultiPolygon.prototype.setFlatCoordinates =
+    function(layout, flatCoordinates, endss) {
+  this.setFlatCoordinatesInternal(layout, flatCoordinates);
+  this.endss_ = endss;
   this.dispatchChangeEvent();
 };
diff --git a/src/ol/geom/point.js b/src/ol/geom/point.js
index 7d660b92b6..a458ce2160 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/point.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/point.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ goog.provide('ol.geom.Point');
 goog.require('goog.asserts');
 goog.require('ol.extent');
 goog.require('ol.geom.Geometry');
+goog.require('ol.geom.flat');
 
 
 
@@ -54,7 +55,25 @@ ol.geom.Point.prototype.getType = function() {
  * @param {ol.geom.Layout=} opt_layout Layout.
  */
 ol.geom.Point.prototype.setCoordinates = function(coordinates, opt_layout) {
-  this.setLayout(opt_layout, coordinates, 0);
-  this.flatCoordinates = coordinates;
+  if (goog.isNull(coordinates)) {
+    this.setFlatCoordinates(ol.geom.Layout.XY, null);
+  } else {
+    this.setLayout(opt_layout, coordinates, 0);
+    if (goog.isNull(this.flatCoordinates)) {
+      this.flatCoordinates = [];
+    }
+    this.flatCoordinates.length = ol.geom.flat.deflateCoordinate(
+        this.flatCoordinates, 0, coordinates, this.stride);
+    this.dispatchChangeEvent();
+  }
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {ol.geom.Layout} layout Layout.
+ * @param {Array.<number>} flatCoordinates Flat coordinates.
+ */
+ol.geom.Point.prototype.setFlatCoordinates = function(layout, flatCoordinates) {
+  this.setFlatCoordinatesInternal(layout, flatCoordinates);
   this.dispatchChangeEvent();
 };
diff --git a/src/ol/geom/polygon.js b/src/ol/geom/polygon.js
index 2c4a732f4b..039384ac07 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/polygon.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/polygon.js
@@ -117,10 +117,31 @@ ol.geom.Polygon.prototype.getType = function() {
  * @param {ol.geom.Layout=} opt_layout Layout.
  */
 ol.geom.Polygon.prototype.setCoordinates = function(coordinates, opt_layout) {
-  this.setLayout(opt_layout, coordinates, 2);
-  ol.geom.flat.deflateCoordinatess(
-      this.flatCoordinates, 0, coordinates, this.stride, this.ends_);
-  ol.geom.flat.orientLinearRings(
-      this.flatCoordinates, 0, this.ends_, this.stride);
+  if (goog.isNull(coordinates)) {
+    this.setFlatCoordinates(ol.geom.Layout.XY, null, this.ends_);
+  } else {
+    this.setLayout(opt_layout, coordinates, 2);
+    if (goog.isNull(this.flatCoordinates)) {
+      this.flatCoordinates = [];
+    }
+    var ends = ol.geom.flat.deflateCoordinatess(
+        this.flatCoordinates, 0, coordinates, this.stride, this.ends_);
+    this.flatCoordinates.length = ends.length === 0 ? 0 : ends[ends.length - 1];
+    ol.geom.flat.orientLinearRings(
+        this.flatCoordinates, 0, this.ends_, this.stride);
+    this.dispatchChangeEvent();
+  }
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {ol.geom.Layout} layout Layout.
+ * @param {Array.<number>} flatCoordinates Flat coordinates.
+ * @param {Array.<number>} ends Ends.
+ */
+ol.geom.Polygon.prototype.setFlatCoordinates =
+    function(layout, flatCoordinates, ends) {
+  this.setFlatCoordinatesInternal(layout, flatCoordinates);
+  this.ends_ = ends;
   this.dispatchChangeEvent();
 };
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/geom/linestring.test.js b/test/spec/ol/geom/linestring.test.js
index b16b628a57..0c0b510580 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/geom/linestring.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/geom/linestring.test.js
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ goog.provide('ol.test.geom.LineString');
 
 describe('ol.geom.LineString', function() {
 
+  it('can be constructed with a null geometry', function() {
+    expect(function() {
+      var lineString = new ol.geom.LineString(null);
+      lineString = lineString; // suppress gjslint warning
+    }).not.to.throwException();
+  });
+
   describe('construct empty', function() {
 
     var lineString;
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/geom/multilinestring.test.js b/test/spec/ol/geom/multilinestring.test.js
index e6021aea9d..2fa422db75 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/geom/multilinestring.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/geom/multilinestring.test.js
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ goog.provide('ol.test.geom.MultiLineString');
 
 describe('ol.geom.MultiLineString', function() {
 
+  it('can be constructed with a null geometry', function() {
+    expect(function() {
+      var multiLineString = new ol.geom.MultiLineString(null);
+      multiLineString = multiLineString; // suppress gjslint warning
+    }).not.to.throwException();
+  });
+
   describe('construct empty', function() {
 
     var multiLineString;
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/geom/multipoint.test.js b/test/spec/ol/geom/multipoint.test.js
index 18065bf18f..304e834159 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/geom/multipoint.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/geom/multipoint.test.js
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ goog.provide('ol.test.geom.MultiPoint');
 
 describe('ol.geom.MultiPoint', function() {
 
+  it('can be constructed with a null geometry', function() {
+    expect(function() {
+      var multiPoint = new ol.geom.MultiPoint(null);
+      multiPoint = multiPoint; // suppress gjslint warning
+    }).not.to.throwException();
+  });
+
   describe('construct empty', function() {
 
     var multiPoint;
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/geom/multipolygon.test.js b/test/spec/ol/geom/multipolygon.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..92badfa88a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/ol/geom/multipolygon.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+goog.provide('ol.test.geom.MultiPolygon');
+
+
+describe('ol.geom.MultiPolygon', function() {
+
+  it('can be constructed with a null geometry', function() {
+    expect(function() {
+      var multiPolygon = new ol.geom.MultiPolygon(null);
+      multiPolygon = multiPolygon; // suppress gjslint warning
+    }).not.to.throwException();
+  });
+
+});
+
+
+goog.require('ol.geom.MultiPolygon');
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/geom/point.test.js b/test/spec/ol/geom/point.test.js
index cea7644fe7..74ff2afad0 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/geom/point.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/geom/point.test.js
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ goog.provide('ol.test.geom.Point');
 
 describe('ol.geom.Point', function() {
 
+  it('can be constructed with a null geometry', function() {
+    expect(function() {
+      var point = new ol.geom.Point(null);
+      point = point; // suppress gjslint warning
+    }).not.to.throwException();
+  });
+
   describe('construct with 2D coordinates', function() {
 
     var point;
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/geom/polygon.test.js b/test/spec/ol/geom/polygon.test.js
index 0be8b0734a..bd53d9f2a0 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/geom/polygon.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/geom/polygon.test.js
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ goog.provide('ol.test.geom.Polygon');
 
 describe('ol.geom.Polygon', function() {
 
+  it('can be constructed with a null geometry', function() {
+    expect(function() {
+      var polygon = new ol.geom.Polygon(null);
+      polygon = polygon; // suppress gjslint warning
+    }).not.to.throwException();
+  });
+
   describe('construct empty', function() {
 
     var polygon;