diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/Filter/v1.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/Filter/v1.js
index 76b0c5743f..dfc3bc6829 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/Filter/v1.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/Filter/v1.js
@@ -77,6 +77,27 @@ OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
      */
     readers: {
         "ogc": {
+            "_expression": function(node) {
+                // only the simplest of ogc:expression handled
+                // "some text and an <PropertyName>attribute</PropertyName>"}
+                var obj, value = "";
+                for(var child=node.firstChild; child; child=child.nextSibling) {
+                    switch(child.nodeType) {
+                        case 1:
+                            obj = this.readNode(child);
+                            if (obj.property) {
+                                value += "${" + obj.property + "}";
+                            } else if (obj.value !== undefined) {
+                                value += obj.value;
+                            }
+                            break;
+                        case 3: // text node
+                        case 4: // cdata section
+                            value += child.nodeValue;
+                    }
+                }
+                return value;
+            },
             "Filter": function(node, parent) {
                 // Filters correspond to subclasses of OpenLayers.Filter.
                 // Since they contain information we don't persist, we
@@ -166,11 +187,11 @@ OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
             },
             "LowerBoundary": function(node, filter) {
                 filter.lowerBoundary = OpenLayers.String.numericIf(
-                    this.readOgcExpression(node));
+                    this.readers.ogc._expression.call(this, node));
             },
             "UpperBoundary": function(node, filter) {
                 filter.upperBoundary = OpenLayers.String.numericIf(
-                    this.readOgcExpression(node));
+                    this.readers.ogc._expression.call(this, node));
             },
             "Intersects": function(node, obj) {
                 this.readSpatial(node, obj, OpenLayers.Filter.Spatial.INTERSECTS);
@@ -218,26 +239,6 @@ OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
         obj.filters.push(filter);
     },
 
-    /**
-     * Method: readOgcExpression
-     * Limited support for OGC expressions.
-     *
-     * Parameters:
-     * node - {DOMElement} A DOM element that contains an ogc:expression.
-     *
-     * Returns:
-     * {String} A value to be used in a symbolizer.
-     */
-    readOgcExpression: function(node) {
-        var obj = {};
-        this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
-        var value = obj.value;
-        if(value === undefined) {
-            value = this.getChildValue(node);
-        }
-        return value;
-    },
-
     /**
      * Method: writeOgcExpression
      * Limited support for writing OGC expressions. Currently it supports
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js
index 8f9f39d903..5003a3d08f 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js
@@ -219,16 +219,9 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_0_0, {
                 }
             },
             "Label": function(node, symbolizer) {
-                // only supporting literal or property name
-                var obj = {};
-                this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
-                if(obj.property) {
-                    symbolizer.label = "${" + obj.property + "}";
-                } else {
-                    var value = this.readOgcExpression(node);
-                    if(value) {
-                        symbolizer.label = value;
-                    }
+                var value = this.readers.ogc._expression.call(this, node);
+                if (value) {
+                    symbolizer.label = value;
                 }
             },
             "Font": function(node, symbolizer) {
@@ -243,7 +236,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_0_0, {
                 symbolizer.haloOpacity = obj.fillOpacity;
             },
             "Radius": function(node, symbolizer) {
-                var radius = this.readOgcExpression(node);
+                var radius = this.readers.ogc._expression.call(this, node);
                 if(radius != null) {
                     // radius is only used for halo
                     symbolizer.haloRadius = radius;
@@ -345,7 +338,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_0_0, {
                 var symProperty = this.cssMap[cssProperty];
                 if(symProperty) {
                     // Limited support for parsing of OGC expressions
-                    var value = this.readOgcExpression(node);
+                    var value = this.readers.ogc._expression.call(this, node);
                     // always string, could be an empty string
                     if(value) {
                         symbolizer[symProperty] = value;
@@ -376,7 +369,13 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_0_0, {
                     symbolizer.graphicOpacity = graphic.opacity;
                 }
                 if(graphic.size != undefined) {
-                    symbolizer.pointRadius = graphic.size / 2;
+                    var pointRadius = graphic.size / 2;
+                    if (isNaN(pointRadius)) {
+                        // likely a property name
+                        symbolizer.graphicWidth = graphic.size;
+                    } else {
+                        symbolizer.pointRadius = graphic.size / 2;
+                    }
                 }
                 if(graphic.href != undefined) {
                     symbolizer.externalGraphic = graphic.href;
@@ -395,21 +394,21 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_0_0, {
                 graphic.graphicName = this.getChildValue(node);
             },
             "Opacity": function(node, obj) {
-                var opacity = this.readOgcExpression(node);
+                var opacity = this.readers.ogc._expression.call(this, node);
                 // always string, could be empty string
                 if(opacity) {
                     obj.opacity = opacity;
                 }
             },
             "Size": function(node, obj) {
-                var size = this.readOgcExpression(node);
+                var size = this.readers.ogc._expression.call(this, node);
                 // always string, could be empty string
                 if(size) {
                     obj.size = size;
                 }
             },
             "Rotation": function(node, obj) {
-                var rotation = this.readOgcExpression(node);
+                var rotation = this.readers.ogc._expression.call(this, node);
                 // always string, could be empty string
                 if(rotation) {
                     obj.rotation = rotation;
@@ -530,6 +529,36 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_0_0, {
      */
     writers: OpenLayers.Util.applyDefaults({
         "sld": {
+            "_OGCExpression": function(nodeName, value) {
+                // only the simplest of ogc:expression handled
+                // {label: "some text and a ${propertyName}"}
+                var node = this.createElementNSPlus(nodeName);
+                var tokens = typeof value == "string" ?
+                    value.split("${") :
+                    [value];
+                node.appendChild(this.createTextNode(tokens[0]));
+                var item, last;
+                for(var i=1, len=tokens.length; i<len; i++) {
+                    item = tokens[i];
+                    last = item.indexOf("}"); 
+                    if(last > 0) {
+                        this.writeNode(
+                            "ogc:PropertyName",
+                            {property: item.substring(0, last)},
+                            node
+                        );
+                        node.appendChild(
+                            this.createTextNode(item.substring(++last))
+                        );
+                    } else {
+                        // no ending }, so this is a literal ${
+                        node.appendChild(
+                            this.createTextNode("${" + item)
+                        );
+                    }
+                }
+                return node;
+            },
             "StyledLayerDescriptor": function(sld) {
                 var root = this.createElementNSPlus(
                     "sld:StyledLayerDescriptor",
@@ -897,32 +926,9 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_0_0, {
                 return node;
             },
             "Label": function(label) {
-                // only the simplest of ogc:expression handled
-                // {label: "some text and a ${propertyName}"}
-                var node = this.createElementNSPlus("sld:Label");
-                var tokens = label.split("${");
-                node.appendChild(this.createTextNode(tokens[0]));
-                var item, last;
-                for(var i=1, len=tokens.length; i<len; i++) {
-                    item = tokens[i];
-                    last = item.indexOf("}"); 
-                    if(last > 0) {
-                        this.writeNode(
-                            "ogc:PropertyName",
-                            {property: item.substring(0, last)},
-                            node
-                        );
-                        node.appendChild(
-                            this.createTextNode(item.substring(++last))
-                        );
-                    } else {
-                        // no ending }, so this is a literal ${
-                        node.appendChild(
-                            this.createTextNode("${" + item)
-                        );
-                    }
-                }
-                return node;
+                return this.writers.sld._OGCExpression.call(
+                    this, "sld:Label", label
+                );
             },
             "Halo": function(symbolizer) {
                 var node = this.createElementNSPlus("sld:Halo");
@@ -1030,6 +1036,8 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_0_0, {
                 }
                 if(symbolizer.pointRadius != undefined) {
                     this.writeNode("Size", symbolizer.pointRadius * 2, node);
+                } else if (symbolizer.graphicWidth != undefined) {
+                    this.writeNode("Size", symbolizer.graphicWidth, node);
                 }
                 if(symbolizer.rotation != undefined) {
                     this.writeNode("Rotation", symbolizer.rotation, node);
@@ -1070,9 +1078,9 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_0_0, {
                 });
             },
             "Size": function(value) {
-                return this.createElementNSPlus("sld:Size", {
-                    value: value
-                });
+                return this.writers.sld._OGCExpression.call(
+                    this, "sld:Size", value
+                );
             },
             "Rotation": function(value) {
                 return this.createElementNSPlus("sld:Rotation", {
diff --git a/tests/Format/SLD/v1_0_0.html b/tests/Format/SLD/v1_0_0.html
index 8e2c0a238a..a31ba6a5f3 100644
--- a/tests/Format/SLD/v1_0_0.html
+++ b/tests/Format/SLD/v1_0_0.html
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
                             '</PolygonSymbolizer>' + 
                             '<TextSymbolizer>' + 
                                 '<Label>' + 
-                                    '<ogc:PropertyName>FOO</ogc:PropertyName>' +
+                                    'A <ogc:PropertyName>FOO</ogc:PropertyName> label' +
                                 '</Label>' +
                                 '<Font>' +
                                     '<CssParameter name="font-family">Arial</CssParameter>' + 
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@
                                             '<CssParameter name="stroke-width">2</CssParameter>' +
                                         '</Stroke>' + 
                                     '</Mark>' + 
+                                    '<Size><ogc:PropertyName>SIZE</ogc:PropertyName></Size>' +
                                 '</Graphic>' +
                             '</PointSymbolizer>' +
                         '</Rule>' + 
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@
         '</StyledLayerDescriptor>';
 
     function test_read(t) {
-        t.plan(22);
+        t.plan(23);
         
         var xml = new OpenLayers.Format.XML();
         var sldxml = xml.read(sld);
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@
         t.eq(poly.fillColor, "#ffffff", "(AAA161) first rule has proper fill");
         t.eq(poly.strokeColor, "#000000", "(AAA161) first rule has proper stroke");
         var text = symbolizer["Text"];
-        t.eq(text.label, "${FOO}", "(AAA161) first rule has proper text label");
+        t.eq(text.label, "A ${FOO} label", "(AAA161) first rule has proper text label");
         t.eq(layer.userStyles[0].propertyStyles["label"], true, "label added to propertyStyles");
         t.eq(text.fontFamily, "Arial", "(AAA161) first rule has proper font family");
         t.eq(text.fillColor, "#000000", "(AAA161) first rule has proper text fill");
@@ -203,6 +204,12 @@
         t.ok(typeof rule.maxScaleDenominator == "number", "MaxScaleDenominator is a number");
         t.eq(rule.evaluate(feature), true, "numeric filter comparison evaluates correctly");
         
+        // check for PropertyName size
+        layer = obj.namedLayers["Second Layer"];
+        style = layer.userStyles[0];
+        rule = style.rules[0];
+        t.eq(rule.symbolizer["Point"].graphicWidth, "${SIZE}", "dynamic size correctly set on graphicWidth");
+        
         // etc.  I'm convinced read works, really wanted to test write (since examples don't test that)
         // I'll add more tests here later.        
 
@@ -211,7 +218,7 @@
     function test_write(t) {
         t.plan(3);
 
-        // read first - testing that write produces the SLD aboce
+        // read first - testing that write produces the SLD above
         var parser = new OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1_0_0();
         var xml = new OpenLayers.Format.XML();
         var sldxml = xml.read(sld);