diff --git a/src/ol/format/gmlformat.js b/src/ol/format/gmlformat.js
index 21c102646a..0817d2cbca 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/gmlformat.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/gmlformat.js
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ ol.format.GML.readFlatPosList_ = function(node, objectStack) {
     x = parseFloat(coords[i]);
     y = parseFloat(coords[i + 1]);
     z = (dim === 3) ? parseFloat(coords[i + 2]) : 0;
-    if (axisOrientation === 'enu') {
+    if (axisOrientation.substr(0, 2) === 'en') {
       flatCoordinates.push(x, y, z);
     } else {
       flatCoordinates.push(y, x, z);
@@ -994,10 +994,22 @@ ol.format.GML.prototype.readFeaturesFromNode = function(node) {
  * @private
  */
 ol.format.GML.writePos_ = function(node, value, objectStack) {
-  var layout = value.getLayout();
-  node.setAttribute('srsDimension',
-      (layout == ol.geom.GeometryLayout.XYZ) ? '3' : '2');
-  ol.format.XSD.writeStringTextNode(node, value.getCoordinates().join(' '));
+  var context = objectStack[objectStack.length - 1];
+  goog.asserts.assert(goog.isObject(context));
+  var srsName = goog.object.get(context, 'srsName');
+  var axisOrientation = 'enu';
+  if (goog.isDefAndNotNull(srsName)) {
+    axisOrientation = ol.proj.get(srsName).getAxisOrientation();
+  }
+  var point = value.getCoordinates();
+  var coords;
+  // only 2d for simple features profile
+  if (axisOrientation.substr(0, 2) === 'en') {
+    coords = (point[0] + ' ' + point[1]);
+  } else {
+    coords = (point[1] + ' ' + point[0]);
+  }
+  ol.format.XSD.writeStringTextNode(node, coords);
 };
 
 
@@ -1022,7 +1034,7 @@ ol.format.GML.writePosList_ = function(node, value, objectStack) {
   var point;
   for (var i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
     point = points[i];
-    if (axisOrientation === 'enu') {
+    if (axisOrientation.substr(0, 2) === 'en') {
       parts[i] = point[0] + ' ' + point[1];
     } else {
       parts[i] = point[1] + ' ' + point[0];
@@ -1079,7 +1091,8 @@ ol.format.GML.writePoint_ = function(node, geometry, objectStack) {
   if (goog.isDefAndNotNull(srsName)) {
     node.setAttribute('srsName', srsName);
   }
-  ol.xml.pushSerializeAndPop({node: node},
+  var context = {node: node, srsName: srsName};
+  ol.xml.pushSerializeAndPop(context,
       ol.format.GML.FLAT_COORDINATES_SERIALIZERS_,
       ol.format.GML.POS_NODE_FACTORY_, [geometry], []);
 };
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/format/gmlformat.test.js b/test/spec/ol/format/gmlformat.test.js
index 37039947e8..bf1f6cadae 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/format/gmlformat.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/format/gmlformat.test.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ describe('ol.format.GML', function() {
         var text =
             '<gml:Point xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" ' +
             '    srsName="CRS:84">' +
-            '  <gml:pos srsDimension="3">1 2 0</gml:pos>' +
+            '  <gml:pos>1 2</gml:pos>' +
             '</gml:Point>';
         var g = readGeometry(format, text);
         expect(g).to.be.an(ol.geom.Point);
@@ -70,16 +70,22 @@ describe('ol.format.GML', function() {
             expect(serialized.firstElementChild).to.xmleql(ol.xml.load(text));
           });
 
-      it('can read a point geometry with correct axis order', function() {
-        var text =
-            '<gml:Point xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" ' +
-            '    srsName="urn:x-ogc:def:crs:EPSG:4326">' +
-            '  <gml:pos>-90 -180</gml:pos>' +
-            '</gml:Point>';
-        var g = readGeometry(format, text);
-        expect(g).to.be.an(ol.geom.Point);
-        expect(g.getCoordinates()).to.eql([-180, -90, 0]);
-      });
+      it('can read and write a point geometry with correct axis order',
+          function() {
+            var text =
+                '<gml:Point xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" ' +
+                '    srsName="urn:x-ogc:def:crs:EPSG:4326">' +
+                '  <gml:pos>-90 -180</gml:pos>' +
+                '</gml:Point>';
+            format = new ol.format.GML({
+              srsName: 'urn:x-ogc:def:crs:EPSG:4326'
+            });
+            var g = readGeometry(format, text);
+            expect(g).to.be.an(ol.geom.Point);
+            expect(g.getCoordinates()).to.eql([-180, -90, 0]);
+            var serialized = format.writeGeometry(g);
+            expect(serialized.firstElementChild).to.xmleql(ol.xml.load(text));
+          });
 
       it('can read multi surface geometry with right axis order', function() {
         var text =