diff --git a/src/ol/format/topojsonformat.js b/src/ol/format/topojsonformat.js
index 3af47c2f5c..5b484b4ca7 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/topojsonformat.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/topojsonformat.js
@@ -51,10 +51,11 @@ ol.format.TopoJSON.EXTENSIONS_ = ['.topojson'];
  *     values indicate arcs need to be reversed.
  * @param {Array.<Array.<ol.Coordinate>>} arcs Array of arcs (already
  *     transformed).
- * @return {Array.<Array.<ol.Coordinate>>} Coordinates array.
+ * @return {Array.<ol.Coordinate>} Coordinates array.
  * @private
  */
 ol.format.TopoJSON.concatenateArcs_ = function(indices, arcs) {
+  /** @type {Array.<ol.Coordinate>} */
   var coordinates = [];
   var index, arc;
   var i, ii;
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ ol.format.TopoJSON.concatenateArcs_ = function(indices, arcs) {
 ol.format.TopoJSON.readPointGeometry_ =
     function(object, scale, translate) {
   var coordinates = object.coordinates;
-  if (goog.isDef(scale) && goog.isDef(translate)) {
+  if (!goog.isNull(scale) && !goog.isNull(translate)) {
     ol.format.TopoJSON.transformVertex_(coordinates, scale, translate);
   }
   return new ol.geom.Point(coordinates);
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ ol.format.TopoJSON.readMultiPointGeometry_ = function(object, scale,
     translate) {
   var coordinates = object.coordinates;
   var i, ii;
-  if (goog.isDef(scale) && goog.isDef(translate)) {
+  if (!goog.isNull(scale) && !goog.isNull(translate)) {
     for (i = 0, ii = coordinates.length; i < ii; ++i) {
       ol.format.TopoJSON.transformVertex_(coordinates[i], scale, translate);
     }
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ ol.format.TopoJSON.readMultiPointGeometry_ = function(object, scale,
  */
 ol.format.TopoJSON.readLineStringGeometry_ = function(object, arcs) {
   var coordinates = ol.format.TopoJSON.concatenateArcs_(object.arcs, arcs);
-  return new ol.geom.LineString(goog.array.flatten(coordinates));
+  return new ol.geom.LineString(coordinates);
 };
 
 
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/format/topojson.test.js b/test/spec/ol/format/topojson.test.js
index e53775df0d..5f1753103e 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/format/topojson.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/format/topojson.test.js
@@ -64,6 +64,31 @@ describe('ol.format.TopoJSON', function() {
 
   describe('#readFeatures()', function() {
 
+    it('parses simple.json', function(done) {
+      afterLoadText('spec/ol/format/topojson/simple.json', function(text) {
+        var features = format.readFeatures(text);
+        expect(features.length).to.be(3);
+
+        var point = features[0].getGeometry();
+        expect(point.getType()).to.be('Point');
+        expect(point.getFlatCoordinates()).to.eql([102, 0.5]);
+
+        var line = features[1].getGeometry();
+        expect(line.getType()).to.be('LineString');
+        expect(line.getFlatCoordinates()).to.eql([
+          102, 0, 103, 1, 104, 0, 105, 1
+        ]);
+
+        var polygon = features[2].getGeometry();
+        expect(polygon.getType()).to.be('Polygon');
+        expect(polygon.getFlatCoordinates()).to.eql([
+          100, 0, 100, 1, 101, 1, 101, 0, 100, 0
+        ]);
+
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
     it('parses world-110m.json', function(done) {
       afterLoadText('spec/ol/format/topojson/world-110m.json', function(text) {
 
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/format/topojson/simple.json b/test/spec/ol/format/topojson/simple.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..70a9f1455a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/ol/format/topojson/simple.json
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+{
+  "type": "Topology",
+  "objects": {
+    "example": {
+      "type": "GeometryCollection",
+      "geometries": [
+        {
+          "type": "Point",
+          "properties": {
+            "prop0": "value0"
+          },
+          "coordinates": [102, 0.5]
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "LineString",
+          "properties": {
+            "prop0": "value0",
+            "prop1": 0
+          },
+          "arcs": [0]
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "Polygon",
+          "properties": {
+            "prop0": "value0",
+            "prop1": {
+              "this": "that"
+            }
+          },
+          "arcs": [[-2]]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  "arcs": [
+    [[102, 0], [103, 1], [104, 0], [105, 1]],
+    [[100, 0], [101, 0], [101, 1], [100, 1], [100, 0]]
+  ]
+}
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