diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/CSWGetRecords/v2_0_2.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/CSWGetRecords/v2_0_2.js
index 9cb6427ff9..b1fece8112 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/CSWGetRecords/v2_0_2.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/CSWGetRecords/v2_0_2.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.CSWGetRecords.v2_0_2 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML,
         csw: "http://www.opengis.net/cat/csw/2.0.2",
         dc: "http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/",
         dct: "http://purl.org/dc/terms/",
+        gmd: "http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd",
         geonet: "http://www.fao.org/geonetwork",
         ogc: "http://www.opengis.net/ogc",
         ows: "http://www.opengis.net/ows",
@@ -309,6 +310,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.CSWGetRecords.v2_0_2 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML,
      */
     write: function(options) {
         var node = this.writeNode("csw:GetRecords", options);
+        node.setAttribute("xmlns:gmd", this.namespaces.gmd);
         return OpenLayers.Format.XML.prototype.write.apply(this, [node]);
     },