diff --git a/externs/olx.js b/externs/olx.js
index a3a78dc84b..d89440409a 100644
--- a/externs/olx.js
+++ b/externs/olx.js
@@ -1666,7 +1666,8 @@ olx.format.WriteOptions.prototype.decimals;
 
 /**
  * @typedef {{defaultDataProjection: ol.ProjectionLike,
- *     geometryName: (string|undefined)}}
+ *     geometryName: (string|undefined),
+ *     featureProjection: ol.ProjectionLike}}
  */
 olx.format.GeoJSONOptions;
 
@@ -1679,6 +1680,15 @@ olx.format.GeoJSONOptions;
 olx.format.GeoJSONOptions.prototype.defaultDataProjection;
 
 
+/**
+ * Projection for features read or written by the format.  Options passed to
+ * read or write methods will take precedence.
+ * @type {ol.ProjectionLike}
+ * @api stable
+ */
+olx.format.GeoJSONOptions.prototype.featureProjection;
+
+
 /**
  * Geometry name to use when creating features.
  * @type {string|undefined}
diff --git a/src/ol/format/feature.js b/src/ol/format/feature.js
index c974c09fae..37a05cc26c 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/feature.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/feature.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 goog.provide('ol.format.Feature');
 
 goog.require('ol.geom.Geometry');
+goog.require('ol.obj');
 goog.require('ol.proj');
 
 
@@ -24,6 +25,12 @@ ol.format.Feature = function() {
    */
   this.defaultDataProjection = null;
 
+  /**
+   * @protected
+   * @type {ol.proj.Projection}
+   */
+  this.defaultFeatureProjection = null;
+
 };
 
 
@@ -64,19 +71,10 @@ ol.format.Feature.prototype.getReadOptions = function(source, opt_options) {
  *     Updated options.
  */
 ol.format.Feature.prototype.adaptOptions = function(options) {
-  var updatedOptions;
-  if (options) {
-    updatedOptions = {
-      featureProjection: options.featureProjection,
-      dataProjection: options.dataProjection ?
-          options.dataProjection : this.defaultDataProjection,
-      rightHanded: options.rightHanded
-    };
-    if (options.decimals) {
-      updatedOptions.decimals = options.decimals;
-    }
-  }
-  return updatedOptions;
+  return ol.obj.assign({
+    dataProjection: this.defaultDataProjection,
+    featureProjection: this.defaultFeatureProjection
+  }, options);
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/ol/format/geojson.js b/src/ol/format/geojson.js
index 4c2173722d..82368db72d 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/geojson.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/geojson.js
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ ol.format.GeoJSON = function(opt_options) {
           options.defaultDataProjection : 'EPSG:4326');
 
 
+  if (options.featureProjection) {
+    this.defaultFeatureProjection = ol.proj.get(options.featureProjection);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Name of the geometry attribute for features.
    * @type {string|undefined}
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/format/geojson.test.js b/test/spec/ol/format/geojson.test.js
index 226b6540b4..e97fd6fe2d 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/format/geojson.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/format/geojson.test.js
@@ -208,6 +208,24 @@ describe('ol.format.GeoJSON', function() {
           ol.proj.transform([102.0, 0.5], 'EPSG:4326', 'EPSG:3857'));
     });
 
+    it('uses featureProjection passed to the constructor', function() {
+      var format = new ol.format.GeoJSON({featureProjection: 'EPSG:3857'});
+      var feature = format.readFeatures(pointGeoJSON);
+      expect(feature[0].getGeometry()).to.be.an(ol.geom.Point);
+      expect(feature[0].getGeometry().getCoordinates()).to.eql(
+          ol.proj.transform([102.0, 0.5], 'EPSG:4326', 'EPSG:3857'));
+    });
+
+    it('gives precedence to options passed to the read method', function() {
+      var format = new ol.format.GeoJSON({featureProjection: 'EPSG:1234'});
+      var feature = format.readFeatures(pointGeoJSON, {
+        featureProjection: 'EPSG:3857'
+      });
+      expect(feature[0].getGeometry()).to.be.an(ol.geom.Point);
+      expect(feature[0].getGeometry().getCoordinates()).to.eql(
+          ol.proj.transform([102.0, 0.5], 'EPSG:4326', 'EPSG:3857'));
+    });
+
     it('can read and transform a feature collection', function() {
       var features = format.readFeatures(featureCollectionGeoJSON, {
         featureProjection: 'EPSG:3857'
@@ -578,6 +596,21 @@ describe('ol.format.GeoJSON', function() {
           format.readGeometry(geojson).getCoordinates());
     });
 
+    it('accepts featureProjection', function() {
+      var point = new ol.geom.Point(ol.proj.fromLonLat([10, 20]));
+      var geojson = format.writeGeometry(point, {featureProjection: 'EPSG:3857'});
+      var obj = JSON.parse(geojson);
+      expect(obj.coordinates).to.eql([10, 20]);
+    });
+
+    it('respects featureProjection passed to constructor', function() {
+      var format = new ol.format.GeoJSON({featureProjection: 'EPSG:3857'});
+      var point = new ol.geom.Point(ol.proj.fromLonLat([10, 20]));
+      var geojson = format.writeGeometry(point);
+      var obj = JSON.parse(geojson);
+      expect(obj.coordinates).to.eql([10, 20]);
+    });
+
     it('encodes linestring', function() {
       var linestring = new ol.geom.LineString([[10, 20], [30, 40]]);
       var geojson = format.writeGeometry(linestring);