diff --git a/src/ol/parser/featureparser.js b/src/ol/parser/featureparser.js
index c9210f226f..0f09dc8511 100644
--- a/src/ol/parser/featureparser.js
+++ b/src/ol/parser/featureparser.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ goog.provide('ol.parser.AsyncStringFeatureParser');
 goog.provide('ol.parser.DomFeatureParser');
 goog.provide('ol.parser.ObjectFeatureParser');
 goog.provide('ol.parser.ReadFeaturesOptions');
+goog.provide('ol.parser.ReadFeaturesResult');
 goog.provide('ol.parser.StringFeatureParser');
 
 goog.require('ol.Feature');
diff --git a/src/ol/parser/geojson.js b/src/ol/parser/geojson.js
index b67332b9f4..6943cebcc2 100644
--- a/src/ol/parser/geojson.js
+++ b/src/ol/parser/geojson.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ goog.require('ol.geom.Polygon');
 goog.require('ol.geom.SharedVertices');
 goog.require('ol.parser.Parser');
 goog.require('ol.parser.ReadFeaturesOptions');
+goog.require('ol.parser.ReadFeaturesResult');
 goog.require('ol.parser.StringFeatureParser');
 
 
@@ -63,8 +64,7 @@ ol.parser.GeoJSON.read = function(str) {
 ol.parser.GeoJSON.prototype.readFeaturesFromString =
     function(str, opt_options) {
   var json = /** @type {GeoJSONFeatureCollection} */ (JSON.parse(str));
-  return {features: this.parseAsFeatureCollection_(json, opt_options),
-    metadata: {projection: 'EPSG:4326'}};
+  return this.parseAsFeatureCollection_(json, opt_options);
 };
 
 
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ ol.parser.GeoJSON.prototype.readFeaturesFromString =
  */
 ol.parser.GeoJSON.prototype.readFeaturesFromObject =
     function(object, opt_options) {
-  return {features: this.parseAsFeatureCollection_(object, opt_options),
-    metadata: {projection: 'EPSG:4326'}};
+  return this.parseAsFeatureCollection_(object, opt_options);
 };
 
 
@@ -119,7 +118,8 @@ ol.parser.GeoJSON.prototype.parse_ = function(json, opt_options) {
 /**
  * @param {GeoJSONObject} json GeoJSON object.
  * @param {ol.parser.ReadFeaturesOptions=} opt_options Reader options.
- * @return {Array.<ol.Feature>} Parsed object coerced into array of features.
+ * @return {ol.parser.ReadFeaturesResult} Parsed object coerced into array of
+ *     features.
  * @private
  */
 ol.parser.GeoJSON.prototype.parseAsFeatureCollection_ = function(json,
@@ -149,7 +149,14 @@ ol.parser.GeoJSON.prototype.parseAsFeatureCollection_ = function(json,
       }
     }
   }
-  return features;
+  var projection = 'EPSG:4326';
+  if (json.hasOwnProperty('crs')) {
+    var crs = /** GeoJSONCRS */ (json.crs);
+    if (crs.type === 'name') {
+      projection = (/** GeoJSONCRSName */ (crs.properties)).name;
+    }
+  }
+  return {features: features, metadata: {projection: projection}};
 };
 
 
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/parser/geojson.test.js b/test/spec/ol/parser/geojson.test.js
index f49221fdc2..bc97c33cb3 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/parser/geojson.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/parser/geojson.test.js
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ describe('ol.parser.GeoJSON', function() {
 
   describe('#parseAsFeatureCollection_()', function() {
 
-    it('returns an array of features for FeatureCollection', function() {
+    it('generates an array of features for FeatureCollection', function() {
       var pointVertices = new ol.geom.SharedVertices();
       var lineVertices = new ol.geom.SharedVertices();
       var polygonVertices = new ol.geom.SharedVertices();
@@ -310,8 +310,9 @@ describe('ol.parser.GeoJSON', function() {
           }
         }]
       };
-      var features = parser.parseAsFeatureCollection_(json,
+      var result = parser.parseAsFeatureCollection_(json,
           {callback: callback});
+      var features = result.features;
 
       expect(features.length).to.be(2);
 
@@ -328,9 +329,81 @@ describe('ol.parser.GeoJSON', function() {
       expect(pointVertices.coordinates.length).to.be(2);
       expect(lineVertices.coordinates.length).to.be(4);
       expect(polygonVertices.coordinates.length).to.be(0);
+
+      expect(result.metadata.projection).to.be('EPSG:4326');
     });
 
-    it('returns an array of features for Feature', function() {
+    it('reads named crs from top-level object', function() {
+      var pointVertices = new ol.geom.SharedVertices();
+      var lineVertices = new ol.geom.SharedVertices();
+      var polygonVertices = new ol.geom.SharedVertices();
+
+      var lookup = {
+        'point': pointVertices,
+        'linestring': lineVertices,
+        'polygon': polygonVertices,
+        'multipoint': pointVertices,
+        'multilinstring': lineVertices,
+        'multipolygon': polygonVertices
+      };
+
+      var callback = function(feature, type) {
+        return lookup[type];
+      };
+
+      var parser = new ol.parser.GeoJSON();
+      var json = {
+        type: 'FeatureCollection',
+        crs: {
+          type: 'name',
+          properties: {
+            name: 'EPSG:1234'
+          }
+        },
+        features: [{
+          type: 'Feature',
+          properties: {
+            foo: 'bar'
+          },
+          geometry: {
+            type: 'Point',
+            coordinates: [1, 2]
+          }
+        }, {
+          type: 'Feature',
+          properties: {
+            bam: 'baz'
+          },
+          geometry: {
+            type: 'LineString',
+            coordinates: [[1, 2], [3, 4]]
+          }
+        }]
+      };
+      var result = parser.parseAsFeatureCollection_(json,
+          {callback: callback});
+      var features = result.features;
+
+      expect(features.length).to.be(2);
+
+      var first = features[0];
+      expect(first).to.be.a(ol.Feature);
+      expect(first.get('foo')).to.be('bar');
+      expect(first.getGeometry()).to.be.a(ol.geom.Point);
+
+      var second = features[1];
+      expect(second).to.be.a(ol.Feature);
+      expect(second.get('bam')).to.be('baz');
+      expect(second.getGeometry()).to.be.a(ol.geom.LineString);
+
+      expect(pointVertices.coordinates.length).to.be(2);
+      expect(lineVertices.coordinates.length).to.be(4);
+      expect(polygonVertices.coordinates.length).to.be(0);
+
+      expect(result.metadata.projection).to.be('EPSG:1234');
+    });
+
+    it('generates an array of features for Feature', function() {
       var pointVertices = new ol.geom.SharedVertices();
       var lineVertices = new ol.geom.SharedVertices();
       var polygonVertices = new ol.geom.SharedVertices();
@@ -359,8 +432,9 @@ describe('ol.parser.GeoJSON', function() {
           coordinates: [[1, 2], [3, 4]]
         }
       };
-      var features = parser.parseAsFeatureCollection_(json,
+      var result = parser.parseAsFeatureCollection_(json,
           {callback: callback});
+      var features = result.features;
 
       expect(features.length).to.be(1);
 
@@ -372,9 +446,11 @@ describe('ol.parser.GeoJSON', function() {
       expect(pointVertices.coordinates.length).to.be(0);
       expect(lineVertices.coordinates.length).to.be(4);
       expect(polygonVertices.coordinates.length).to.be(0);
+
+      expect(result.metadata.projection).to.be('EPSG:4326');
     });
 
-    it('returns an array of features for GeometryCollection', function() {
+    it('generates an array of features for GeometryCollection', function() {
       var pointVertices = new ol.geom.SharedVertices();
       var lineVertices = new ol.geom.SharedVertices();
       var polygonVertices = new ol.geom.SharedVertices();
@@ -406,8 +482,9 @@ describe('ol.parser.GeoJSON', function() {
           coordinates: [[[7, 8], [9, 10], [11, 12], [7, 8]]]
         }]
       };
-      var features = parser.parseAsFeatureCollection_(json,
+      var result = parser.parseAsFeatureCollection_(json,
           {callback: callback});
+      var features = result.features;
 
       expect(features.length).to.be(3);
 
@@ -418,9 +495,11 @@ describe('ol.parser.GeoJSON', function() {
       expect(pointVertices.coordinates.length).to.be(2);
       expect(lineVertices.coordinates.length).to.be(4);
       expect(polygonVertices.coordinates.length).to.be(8);
+
+      expect(result.metadata.projection).to.be('EPSG:4326');
     });
 
-    it('returns an array of features for Point', function() {
+    it('generates an array of features for Point', function() {
       var pointVertices = new ol.geom.SharedVertices();
       var lineVertices = new ol.geom.SharedVertices();
       var polygonVertices = new ol.geom.SharedVertices();
@@ -443,8 +522,9 @@ describe('ol.parser.GeoJSON', function() {
         type: 'Point',
         coordinates: [1, 2]
       };
-      var features = parser.parseAsFeatureCollection_(json,
+      var result = parser.parseAsFeatureCollection_(json,
           {callback: callback});
+      var features = result.features;
 
       expect(features.length).to.be(1);
 
@@ -453,9 +533,11 @@ describe('ol.parser.GeoJSON', function() {
       expect(pointVertices.coordinates.length).to.be(2);
       expect(lineVertices.coordinates.length).to.be(0);
       expect(polygonVertices.coordinates.length).to.be(0);
+
+      expect(result.metadata.projection).to.be('EPSG:4326');
     });
 
-    it('returns an array of features for LineString', function() {
+    it('generates an array of features for LineString', function() {
       var pointVertices = new ol.geom.SharedVertices();
       var lineVertices = new ol.geom.SharedVertices();
       var polygonVertices = new ol.geom.SharedVertices();
@@ -478,8 +560,9 @@ describe('ol.parser.GeoJSON', function() {
         type: 'LineString',
         coordinates: [[3, 4], [5, 6]]
       };
-      var features = parser.parseAsFeatureCollection_(json,
+      var result = parser.parseAsFeatureCollection_(json,
           {callback: callback});
+      var features = result.features;
 
       expect(features.length).to.be(1);
 
@@ -488,9 +571,11 @@ describe('ol.parser.GeoJSON', function() {
       expect(pointVertices.coordinates.length).to.be(0);
       expect(lineVertices.coordinates.length).to.be(4);
       expect(polygonVertices.coordinates.length).to.be(0);
+
+      expect(result.metadata.projection).to.be('EPSG:4326');
     });
 
-    it('returns an array of features for Polygon', function() {
+    it('generates an array of features for Polygon', function() {
       var pointVertices = new ol.geom.SharedVertices();
       var lineVertices = new ol.geom.SharedVertices();
       var polygonVertices = new ol.geom.SharedVertices();
@@ -513,8 +598,9 @@ describe('ol.parser.GeoJSON', function() {
         type: 'Polygon',
         coordinates: [[[7, 8], [9, 10], [11, 12], [7, 8]]]
       };
-      var features = parser.parseAsFeatureCollection_(json,
+      var result = parser.parseAsFeatureCollection_(json,
           {callback: callback});
+      var features = result.features;
 
       expect(features.length).to.be(1);
 
@@ -523,6 +609,8 @@ describe('ol.parser.GeoJSON', function() {
       expect(pointVertices.coordinates.length).to.be(0);
       expect(lineVertices.coordinates.length).to.be(0);
       expect(polygonVertices.coordinates.length).to.be(8);
+
+      expect(result.metadata.projection).to.be('EPSG:4326');
     });