diff --git a/src/ol/format/GeoJSON.js b/src/ol/format/GeoJSON.js
index 8448457c1e..2e3f30dee2 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/GeoJSON.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/GeoJSON.js
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ class GeoJSON extends JSONFeature {
     if (crs) {
       if (crs['type'] == 'name') {
         projection = getProjection(crs['properties']['name']);
+      } else if (crs['type'] === 'EPSG') {
+        projection = getProjection('EPSG:' + crs['properties']['code']);
       } else {
         assert(false, 36); // Unknown SRS type
       }