diff --git a/src/ol/geom/multipolygon.js b/src/ol/geom/multipolygon.js
index b4c8d28709..7655c81d78 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/multipolygon.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/multipolygon.js
@@ -162,12 +162,30 @@ ol.geom.MultiPolygon.prototype.getArea = function() {
 
 
 /**
+ * Get the coordinate array for this geometry.  This array has the structure
+ * of a GeoJSON coordinate array for multi-polygons.
+ *
+ * @param {boolean=} opt_right Orient coordinates according to the right-hand
+ *     rule (counter-clockwise for exterior and clockwise for interior rings).
+ *     If `false`, coordinates will be oriented according to the left-hand rule
+ *     (clockwise for exterior and counter-clockwise for interior rings).
+ *     By default, coordinate orientation will depend on how the geometry was
+ *     constructed.
  * @return {Array.<Array.<Array.<ol.Coordinate>>>} Coordinates.
  * @api stable
  */
-ol.geom.MultiPolygon.prototype.getCoordinates = function() {
+ol.geom.MultiPolygon.prototype.getCoordinates = function(opt_right) {
+  var flatCoordinates;
+  if (goog.isDef(opt_right)) {
+    flatCoordinates = this.getOrientedFlatCoordinates().slice();
+    ol.geom.flat.orient.orientLinearRingss(
+        flatCoordinates, 0, this.endss_, this.stride, opt_right);
+  } else {
+    flatCoordinates = this.flatCoordinates;
+  }
+
   return ol.geom.flat.inflate.coordinatesss(
-      this.flatCoordinates, 0, this.endss_, this.stride);
+      flatCoordinates, 0, this.endss_, this.stride);
 };
 
 
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/geom/multipolygon.test.js b/test/spec/ol/geom/multipolygon.test.js
index e04f59962f..64ca5e494b 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/geom/multipolygon.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/geom/multipolygon.test.js
@@ -89,6 +89,32 @@ describe('ol.geom.MultiPolygon', function() {
           [[[3, 0], [4, 1], [5, 2], [5, 0]]]);
     });
 
+    describe('#getCoordinates()', function() {
+
+      var cw = [[-180, -90], [-180, 90], [180, 90], [180, -90], [-180, -90]];
+      var cw2 = [[-140, -60], [-140, 60], [140, 60], [140, -60], [-140, -60]];
+      var ccw = [[-180, -90], [180, -90], [180, 90], [-180, 90], [-180, -90]];
+      var ccw2 = [[-140, -60], [140, -60], [140, 60], [-140, 60], [-140, -60]];
+      var right = new ol.geom.MultiPolygon([[ccw, cw], [ccw2, cw2]]);
+      var left = new ol.geom.MultiPolygon([[cw, ccw], [cw2, ccw2]]);
+
+      it('returns coordinates as they were constructed', function() {
+        expect(right.getCoordinates()).to.eql([[ccw, cw], [ccw2, cw2]]);
+        expect(left.getCoordinates()).to.eql([[cw, ccw], [cw2, ccw2]]);
+      });
+
+      it('can return coordinates with right-hand orientation', function() {
+        expect(right.getCoordinates(true)).to.eql([[ccw, cw], [ccw2, cw2]]);
+        expect(left.getCoordinates(true)).to.eql([[ccw, cw], [ccw2, cw2]]);
+      });
+
+      it('can return coordinates with left-hand orientation', function() {
+        expect(right.getCoordinates(false)).to.eql([[cw, ccw], [cw2, ccw2]]);
+        expect(left.getCoordinates(false)).to.eql([[cw, ccw], [cw2, ccw2]]);
+      });
+
+    });
+
     describe('#getSimplifiedGeometry', function() {
 
       it('returns the expected result', function() {