diff --git a/examples/gml.js b/examples/gml.js
index a1dc12929c..6c4aef9c9c 100644
--- a/examples/gml.js
+++ b/examples/gml.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ var map = new ol.Map({
   })
 });
 
-var gml = new ol.parser.ogc.GML_v3({xy: false});
+var gml = new ol.parser.ogc.GML_v3();
 
 var url = 'data/gml/topp-states-wfs.xml';
 var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
diff --git a/src/objectliterals.jsdoc b/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
index 1402090553..349e3ca1a9 100644
--- a/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
+++ b/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
@@ -314,8 +314,8 @@
  * @property {Array.<string>|string|undefined} featureType The local
  *     (without prefix) feature typeName(s).
  * @property {string|undefined} geometryName Geometry element name.
- * @property {boolean|undefined} xy Order of the GML coordinate true:(x,y) or
- *     false:(y,x). Default is `true`.
+ * @property {string|undefined} axisOrientation The axis orientation as
+ *     specified in Proj4. The default is 'enu'.
  */
 
 /**
@@ -327,8 +327,8 @@
  * @property {Array.<string>|string|undefined} featureType The local
  *     (without prefix) feature typeName(s).
  * @property {string|undefined} geometryName Geometry element name.
- * @property {boolean|undefined} xy Order of the GML coordinate true:(x,y) or
- *     false:(y,x). Default is `true`.
+ * @property {string|undefined} axisOrientation The axis orientation as
+ *     specified in Proj4. The default is 'enu'.
  * @property {boolean|undefined} surface Write gml:Surface instead of
  *     gml:Polygon elements. This also affects the elements in multi-part
  *     geometries. Default is `false´.
diff --git a/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js b/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js
index fd5f022f46..39ce1bf209 100644
--- a/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js
+++ b/src/ol/layer/vectorlayer.js
@@ -349,24 +349,26 @@ ol.layer.Vector.prototype.parseFeatures = function(data, parser, projection) {
     this.addFeatures(features);
   };
 
+  var options = {callback: callback, projection:
+        this.getSource().getProjection()};
   if (goog.isString(data)) {
     if (goog.isFunction(parser.readFeaturesFromStringAsync)) {
       parser.readFeaturesFromStringAsync(data, goog.bind(addFeatures, this),
-          {callback: callback});
+          options);
     } else {
       goog.asserts.assert(goog.isFunction(parser.readFeaturesFromString),
           'Expected a parser with readFeaturesFromString method.');
-      features = parser.readFeaturesFromString(data, {callback: callback});
+      features = parser.readFeaturesFromString(data, options);
       addFeatures.call(this, features);
     }
   } else if (goog.isObject(data)) {
     if (goog.isFunction(parser.readFeaturesFromObjectAsync)) {
       parser.readFeaturesFromObjectAsync(data, goog.bind(addFeatures, this),
-          {callback: callback});
+          options);
     } else {
       goog.asserts.assert(goog.isFunction(parser.readFeaturesFromObject),
           'Expected a parser with a readFeaturesFromObject method.');
-      features = parser.readFeaturesFromObject(data, {callback: callback});
+      features = parser.readFeaturesFromObject(data, options);
       addFeatures.call(this, features);
     }
   } else {
diff --git a/src/ol/parser/featureparser.js b/src/ol/parser/featureparser.js
index 9313e23288..e6d2e85584 100644
--- a/src/ol/parser/featureparser.js
+++ b/src/ol/parser/featureparser.js
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ ol.parser.ReadFeaturesCallback;
 
 
 /**
- * @typedef {{callback: ol.parser.ReadFeaturesCallback}}
+ * @typedef {{callback: ol.parser.ReadFeaturesCallback,
+ *     projection: ol.Projection}}
  */
 ol.parser.ReadFeaturesOptions;
diff --git a/src/ol/parser/ogc/gml.js b/src/ol/parser/ogc/gml.js
index 8537943df2..a9fa765c79 100644
--- a/src/ol/parser/ogc/gml.js
+++ b/src/ol/parser/ogc/gml.js
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ ol.parser.ogc.GML = function(opt_options) {
   if (goog.isDef(opt_options)) {
     goog.object.extend(this, opt_options);
   }
-  if (!goog.isDef(this.xy)) {
-    this.xy = true;
+  if (!goog.isDef(this.axisOrientation)) {
+    this.axisOrientation = 'enu';
   }
   if (!goog.isDef(this.extractAttributes)) {
     this.extractAttributes = true;
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ ol.parser.ogc.GML = function(opt_options) {
         var points = new Array(numPoints);
         for (var i = 0; i < numPoints; ++i) {
           coords = pointList[i].split(cs).map(parseFloat);
-          if (this.xy) {
+          if (this.axisOrientation.substr(0, 2) === 'en') {
             points[i] = coords;
           } else {
             if (coords.length === 2) {
@@ -552,5 +552,8 @@ ol.parser.ogc.GML.prototype.createGeometry_ = function(container,
 ol.parser.ogc.GML.prototype.readFeaturesFromString =
     function(str, opt_options) {
   this.readFeaturesOptions_ = opt_options;
+  if (goog.isDef(opt_options) && goog.isDef(opt_options.projection)) {
+    this.axisOrientation = opt_options.projection.getAxisOrientation();
+  }
   return this.read(str).features;
 };
diff --git a/src/ol/parser/ogc/gml_v2.js b/src/ol/parser/ogc/gml_v2.js
index b4f76f9179..aae2a0238d 100644
--- a/src/ol/parser/ogc/gml_v2.js
+++ b/src/ol/parser/ogc/gml_v2.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 goog.provide('ol.parser.ogc.GML_v2');
 
-goog.require('goog.dom.xml');
+goog.require('goog.array');
 goog.require('goog.object');
 goog.require('ol.parser.ogc.GML');
 
@@ -44,18 +44,14 @@ ol.parser.ogc.GML_v2 = function(opt_options) {
       var parts = new Array(numCoordinates);
       for (var i = 0; i < numCoordinates; ++i) {
         var coord = coordinates[i];
-        var str = '';
-        if (this.xy) {
-          str += coord[0] + ',' + coord[1];
-        } else {
-          str += coord[1] + ',' + coord[0];
+        var part = goog.array.concat(coord);
+        if (this.axisOrientation.substr(0, 2) !== 'en') {
+          part[0] = coord[1];
+          part[1] = coord[0];
         }
-        if (coord.length === 3) {
-          str += ',' + coord[2];
-        }
-        parts[i] = str;
+        parts[i] = part.join(',');
       }
-      var value = (numCoordinates === 1) ? parts[0] : parts.join(' ');
+      var value = parts.join(' ');
       var node = this.createElementNS('gml:coordinates');
       this.setAttributeNS(node, null, 'decimal', '.');
       this.setAttributeNS(node, null, 'cs', ',');
diff --git a/src/ol/parser/ogc/gml_v3.js b/src/ol/parser/ogc/gml_v3.js
index 2b389628b8..86a10eca20 100644
--- a/src/ol/parser/ogc/gml_v3.js
+++ b/src/ol/parser/ogc/gml_v3.js
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ ol.parser.ogc.GML_v3 = function(opt_options) {
       var str = this.getChildValue(node).replace(
           this.regExes.trimSpace, '');
       var coords = str.split(this.regExes.splitSpace).map(parseFloat);
-      if (this.xy) {
+      if (this.axisOrientation.substr(0, 2) === 'en') {
         obj.push([coords]);
       } else {
         if (coords.length === 2) {
@@ -136,14 +136,15 @@ ol.parser.ogc.GML_v3 = function(opt_options) {
       for (var i = 0, ii = coords.length; i < ii; i += dim) {
         x = parseFloat(coords[i]);
         y = parseFloat(coords[i + 1]);
+        var xy = this.axisOrientation.substr(0, 2) === 'en';
         if (dim === 3) {
-          if (this.xy) {
+          if (xy) {
             points[i / dim] = [x, y, parseFloat(coords[i + 2])];
           } else {
             points[i / dim] = [y, x, parseFloat(coords[i + 2])];
           }
         } else if (dim === 2) {
-          if (this.xy) {
+          if (xy) {
             points[i / dim] = [x, y];
           } else {
             points[i / dim] = [y, x];
@@ -248,7 +249,7 @@ ol.parser.ogc.GML_v3 = function(opt_options) {
     'pos': function(point) {
       // only 2d for simple features profile
       var pos;
-      if (this.xy) {
+      if (this.axisOrientation.substr(0, 2) === 'en') {
         pos = (point[0] + ' ' + point[1]);
       } else {
         pos = (point[1] + ' ' + point[0]);
@@ -284,7 +285,7 @@ ol.parser.ogc.GML_v3 = function(opt_options) {
       var point;
       for (var i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
         point = points[i];
-        if (this.xy) {
+        if (this.axisOrientation.substr(0, 2) === 'en') {
           parts[i] = point[0] + ' ' + point[1];
         } else {
           parts[i] = point[1] + ' ' + point[0];
@@ -383,7 +384,7 @@ ol.parser.ogc.GML_v3 = function(opt_options) {
     'lowerCorner': function(bounds) {
       // only 2d for simple features profile
       var pos;
-      if (this.xy) {
+      if (this.axisOrientation.substr(0, 2) === 'en') {
         pos = (bounds.left + ' ' + bounds.bottom);
       } else {
         pos = (bounds.bottom + ' ' + bounds.left);
@@ -395,7 +396,7 @@ ol.parser.ogc.GML_v3 = function(opt_options) {
     'upperCorner': function(bounds) {
       // only 2d for simple features profile
       var pos;
-      if (this.xy) {
+      if (this.axisOrientation.substr(0, 2) === 'en') {
         pos = (bounds.right + ' ' + bounds.top);
       } else {
         pos = (bounds.top + ' ' + bounds.right);