diff --git a/externs/proj4js.js b/externs/proj4js.js
index 0dd711eb63..ebdf9566da 100644
--- a/externs/proj4js.js
+++ b/externs/proj4js.js
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ Proj4js.Proj.prototype.title;
 Proj4js.Proj.prototype.units;
 
 
+/**
+ * @type {string}
+ */
+Proj4js.Proj.prototype.srsCode;
+
+
 /**
  * @nosideeffects
  * @param {Proj4js.Proj} source
diff --git a/src/ol/projection.js b/src/ol/projection.js
index bf6586e7ee..ad48201ad8 100644
--- a/src/ol/projection.js
+++ b/src/ol/projection.js
@@ -410,7 +410,12 @@ ol.projection.getProj4jsProjectionFromCode_ = function(code) {
   var proj4jsProjection = proj4jsProjections[code];
   if (!goog.isDef(proj4jsProjection)) {
     var proj4jsProj = new Proj4js.Proj(code);
-    proj4jsProjection = new ol.Proj4jsProjection_(code, proj4jsProj);
+    var srsCode = proj4jsProj.srsCode;
+    proj4jsProjection = proj4jsProjections[srsCode];
+    if (!goog.isDef(proj4jsProjection)) {
+      proj4jsProjection = new ol.Proj4jsProjection_(srsCode, proj4jsProj);
+      proj4jsProjections[srsCode] = proj4jsProjection;
+    }
     proj4jsProjections[code] = proj4jsProjection;
   }
   return proj4jsProjection;
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/projection.test.js b/test/spec/ol/projection.test.js
index c961d41819..34e87ca0b3 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/projection.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/projection.test.js
@@ -144,6 +144,22 @@ describe('ol.projection', function() {
       expect(point.y).toRoughlyEqual(200146.976, 1);
     });
 
+    it('caches the new Proj4js projections given their srsCode', function() {
+      Proj4js.defs['EPSG:21781'] =
+          '+proj=somerc +lat_0=46.95240555555556 +lon_0=7.439583333333333 ' +
+          '+k_0=1 +x_0=600000 +y_0=200000 +ellps=bessel ' +
+          '+towgs84=674.374,15.056,405.346,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs';
+      var code = 'urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG:21781';
+      var srsCode = 'EPSG:21781';
+      var proj = ol.projection.getFromCode(code);
+      expect(ol.projection.proj4jsProjections_.hasOwnProperty(code))
+          .toBeTruthy();
+      expect(ol.projection.proj4jsProjections_.hasOwnProperty(srsCode))
+          .toBeTruthy();
+      var proj2 = ol.projection.getFromCode(srsCode);
+      expect(proj2).toBe(proj);
+    });
+
     it('numerically estimates point scale at the equator', function() {
       var googleProjection = ol.projection.getFromCode('GOOGLE');
       expect(googleProjection.getPointResolution(1, new ol.Coordinate(0, 0))).