diff --git a/src/ol/format/kmlformat.js b/src/ol/format/kmlformat.js
index c068ba1100..037c7a6007 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/kmlformat.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/kmlformat.js
@@ -2313,11 +2313,12 @@ ol.format.KML.writeLineStyle_ = function(node, style, objectStack) {
  */
 ol.format.KML.writeMultiGeometry_ = function(node, geometry, objectStack) {
   goog.asserts.assert(
+      (geometry instanceof ol.geom.GeometryCollection) ||
       (geometry instanceof ol.geom.MultiPoint) ||
       (geometry instanceof ol.geom.MultiLineString) ||
       (geometry instanceof ol.geom.MultiPolygon),
-      'geometry should be one of: ol.geom.MultiPoint, ' +
-      'ol.geom.MultiLineString or ol.geom.MultiPolygon');
+      'geometry should be one of: ol.geom.GeometryCollection, ' +
+      'ol.geom.MultiPoint, ol.geom.MultiLineString or ol.geom.MultiPolygon');
   /** @type {ol.xml.NodeStackItem} */
   var context = {node: node};
   var type = geometry.getType();
@@ -2325,7 +2326,10 @@ ol.format.KML.writeMultiGeometry_ = function(node, geometry, objectStack) {
   var geometries;
   /** @type {function(*, Array.<*>, string=): (Node|undefined)} */
   var factory;
-  if (type == ol.geom.GeometryType.MULTI_POINT) {
+  if (type == ol.geom.GeometryType.GEOMETRY_COLLECTION) {
+    geometries = geometry.getGeometries();
+    factory = ol.format.KML.GEOMETRY_NODE_FACTORY_;
+  } else if (type == ol.geom.GeometryType.MULTI_POINT) {
     geometries =
         (/** @type {ol.geom.MultiPoint} */ (geometry)).getPoints();
     factory = ol.format.KML.POINT_NODE_FACTORY_;
@@ -2582,7 +2586,8 @@ ol.format.KML.GEOMETRY_TYPE_TO_NODENAME_ = {
   'Polygon': 'Polygon',
   'MultiPoint': 'MultiGeometry',
   'MultiLineString': 'MultiGeometry',
-  'MultiPolygon': 'MultiGeometry'
+  'MultiPolygon': 'MultiGeometry',
+  'GeometryCollection': 'MultiGeometry'
 };
 
 
@@ -2711,7 +2716,9 @@ ol.format.KML.MULTI_GEOMETRY_SERIALIZERS_ = ol.xml.makeStructureNS(
           ol.format.KML.writePrimitiveGeometry_),
       'Point': ol.xml.makeChildAppender(
           ol.format.KML.writePrimitiveGeometry_),
-      'Polygon': ol.xml.makeChildAppender(ol.format.KML.writePolygon_)
+      'Polygon': ol.xml.makeChildAppender(ol.format.KML.writePolygon_),
+      'GeometryCollection': ol.xml.makeChildAppender(
+          ol.format.KML.writeMultiGeometry_)
     });
 
 
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/format/kmlformat.test.js b/test/spec/ol/format/kmlformat.test.js
index f7f063b7fa..d7626d930a 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/format/kmlformat.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/format/kmlformat.test.js
@@ -1022,6 +1022,41 @@ describe('ol.format.KML', function() {
         expect(gs[0]).to.be.an(ol.geom.GeometryCollection);
       });
 
+      it('can write GeometryCollection geometries', function() {
+        var collection = new ol.geom.GeometryCollection([
+          new ol.geom.Point([1,2]),
+          new ol.geom.LineString([[1,2],[3,4]]),
+          new ol.geom.Polygon([[[1,2],[3,4],[3,2],[1,2]]])
+        ]);
+        var features = [new ol.Feature(collection)];
+        var node = format.writeFeaturesNode(features);
+        var text =
+            '<kml xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2"' +
+            ' xmlns:gx="http://www.google.com/kml/ext/2.2"' +
+            ' xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"' +
+            ' xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2' +
+            ' https://developers.google.com/kml/schema/kml22gx.xsd">' +
+            '  <Placemark>' +
+            '    <MultiGeometry>' +
+            '      <Point>' +
+            '        <coordinates>1,2</coordinates>' +
+            '      </Point>' +
+            '      <LineString>' +
+            '        <coordinates>1,2 3,4</coordinates>' +
+            '      </LineString>' +
+            '      <Polygon>' +
+            '        <outerBoundaryIs>' +
+            '          <LinearRing>' +
+            '            <coordinates>1,2 3,4 3,2 1,2</coordinates>' +
+            '          </LinearRing>' +
+            '        </outerBoundaryIs>' +
+            '      </Polygon>' +
+            '    </MultiGeometry>' +
+            '  </Placemark>' +
+            '</kml>';
+        expect(node).to.xmleql(ol.xml.parse(text));
+      });
+
       it('can read gx:Track', function() {
         var text =
             '<kml xmlns="http://earth.google.com/kml/2.2"' +