diff --git a/src/ol/format/gmlformat.js b/src/ol/format/gmlformat.js
index 7be66ae95a..04a6bd3518 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/gmlformat.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/gmlformat.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ goog.require('ol.geom.MultiPoint');
 goog.require('ol.geom.MultiPolygon');
 goog.require('ol.geom.Point');
 goog.require('ol.geom.Polygon');
+goog.require('ol.proj');
 goog.require('ol.xml');
 
 
@@ -649,7 +650,7 @@ ol.format.GML.readEnvelope_ = function(node, objectStack) {
 ol.format.GML.readFlatCoordinatesFromNode_ = function(node, objectStack) {
   goog.asserts.assert(node.nodeType == goog.dom.NodeType.ELEMENT);
   return /** @type {Array.<number>} */ (ol.xml.pushParseAndPop(
-      node.getAttribute('srsDimension'),
+      null,
       ol.format.GML.GEOMETRY_FLAT_COORDINATES_PARSERS_, node, objectStack));
 };
 
@@ -662,7 +663,15 @@ ol.format.GML.readFlatCoordinatesFromNode_ = function(node, objectStack) {
 ol.format.GML.readFlatPos_ = function(node) {
   var s = ol.xml.getAllTextContent(node, false).replace(/^\s*|\s*$/g, '');
   var flatCoordinates = goog.array.map(s.split(/\s+/), parseFloat);
-  // TODO handle axis order
+  var containerSrs = node.parentNode.getAttribute('srsName');
+  var axisOrientation = 'enu';
+  if (containerSrs !== null) {
+    var proj = ol.proj.get(containerSrs);
+    axisOrientation = proj.getAxisOrientation();
+  }
+  if (axisOrientation === 'neu') {
+    flatCoordinates = flatCoordinates.reverse();
+  }
   var len = flatCoordinates.length;
   if (len == 2) {
     flatCoordinates.push(0);
@@ -681,13 +690,19 @@ ol.format.GML.readFlatPos_ = function(node) {
  * @return {Array.<number>|undefined} Flat coordinates.
  */
 ol.format.GML.readFlatPosList_ = function(node, objectStack) {
-  var containerDimension = objectStack[objectStack.length - 1];
   var s = ol.xml.getAllTextContent(node, false).replace(/^\s*|\s*$/g, '');
+  var containerDimension = node.parentNode.getAttribute('srsDimension');
+  var containerSrs = node.parentNode.getAttribute('srsName');
+  var axisOrientation = 'enu';
+  if (containerSrs !== null) {
+    var proj = ol.proj.get(containerSrs);
+    axisOrientation = proj.getAxisOrientation();
+  }
   var coords = s.split(/\s+/);
   // The "dimension" attribute is from the GML 3.0.1 spec.
   var dim = parseInt(node.getAttribute('srsDimension') ||
       node.getAttribute('dimension'), 10) ||
-      (goog.isString(containerDimension)) ?
+      (containerDimension !== null) ?
       parseInt(containerDimension, 10) : 2;
   var x, y, z;
   var flatCoordinates = [];
@@ -695,8 +710,11 @@ ol.format.GML.readFlatPosList_ = function(node, objectStack) {
     x = parseFloat(coords[i]);
     y = parseFloat(coords[i + 1]);
     z = (dim === 3) ? parseFloat(coords[i + 2]) : 0;
-    // TODO axis orientation
-    flatCoordinates.push(x, y, z);
+    if (axisOrientation === 'enu') {
+      flatCoordinates.push(x, y, z);
+    } else {
+      flatCoordinates.push(y, x, z);
+    }
   }
   return flatCoordinates;
 };
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/format/gmlformat.test.js b/test/spec/ol/format/gmlformat.test.js
index 9daad10943..2d21e9da7d 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/format/gmlformat.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/format/gmlformat.test.js
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ describe('ol.format.GML', function() {
 
       it('can read a point geometry', function() {
         var text =
-            '<gml:Point xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="foo">' +
+            '<gml:Point xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" ' +
+            '    srsName="CRS:84">' +
             '  <gml:pos>1 2</gml:pos>' +
             '</gml:Point>';
         var g = format.readGeometry(text);
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ describe('ol.format.GML', function() {
       it('can read a linestring geometry', function() {
         var text =
             '<gml:LineString xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" ' +
-            '    srsName="foo">' +
+            '    srsName="CRS:84">' +
             '  <gml:posList>1 2 3 4</gml:posList>' +
             '</gml:LineString>';
         var g = format.readGeometry(text);
@@ -38,12 +39,38 @@ describe('ol.format.GML', function() {
 
     });
 
+    describe('axis order', function() {
+
+      it('can read a linestring geometry with correct axis order', function() {
+        var text =
+            '<gml:LineString xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" ' +
+            '    srsName="urn:x-ogc:def:crs:EPSG:4326">' +
+            '  <gml:posList>-90 -180 90 180</gml:posList>' +
+            '</gml:LineString>';
+        var g = format.readGeometry(text);
+        expect(g).to.be.an(ol.geom.LineString);
+        expect(g.getCoordinates()).to.eql([[-180, -90, 0], [180, 90, 0]]);
+      });
+
+      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 = format.readGeometry(text);
+        expect(g).to.be.an(ol.geom.Point);
+        expect(g.getCoordinates()).to.eql([-180, -90, 0]);
+      });
+
+    });
+
     describe('linestring 3D', function() {
 
       it('can read a linestring 3D geometry', function() {
         var text =
             '<gml:LineString xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" ' +
-            '    srsName="foo" srsDimension="3">' +
+            '    srsName="CRS:84" srsDimension="3">' +
             '  <gml:posList>1 2 3 4 5 6</gml:posList>' +
             '</gml:LineString>';
         var g = format.readGeometry(text);
@@ -58,7 +85,7 @@ describe('ol.format.GML', function() {
       it('can read a linearring geometry', function() {
         var text =
             '<gml:LinearRing xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" ' +
-            '    srsName="foo">' +
+            '    srsName="CRS:84">' +
             '  <gml:posList>1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2</gml:posList>' +
             '</gml:LinearRing>';
         var g = format.readGeometry(text);
@@ -74,7 +101,7 @@ describe('ol.format.GML', function() {
       it('can read a polygon geometry', function() {
         var text =
             '<gml:Polygon xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" ' +
-            '    srsName="foo">' +
+            '    srsName="CRS:84">' +
             '  <gml:exterior>' +
             '    <gml:LinearRing>' +
             '      <gml:posList>1 2 3 2 3 4 1 2</gml:posList>' +
@@ -105,7 +132,7 @@ describe('ol.format.GML', function() {
       it('can read a surface geometry', function() {
         var text =
             '<gml:Surface xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" ' +
-            '    srsName="foo">' +
+            '    srsName="CRS:84">' +
             '  <gml:patches>' +
             '    <gml:PolygonPatch interpolation="planar">' +
             '      <gml:exterior>' +
@@ -140,7 +167,7 @@ describe('ol.format.GML', function() {
       it('can read a curve geometry', function() {
         var text =
             '<gml:Curve xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" ' +
-            '    srsName="foo">' +
+            '    srsName="CRS:84">' +
             '  <gml:segments>' +
             '    <gml:LineStringSegment>' +
             '      <gml:posList>1 2 3 4</gml:posList>' +
@@ -159,7 +186,7 @@ describe('ol.format.GML', function() {
       it('can read an envelope geometry', function() {
         var text =
             '<gml:Envelope xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" ' +
-            '    srsName="foo">' +
+            '    srsName="CRS:84">' +
             '  <gml:lowerCorner>1 2</gml:lowerCorner>' +
             '  <gml:upperCorner>3 4</gml:upperCorner>' +
             '</gml:Envelope>';
@@ -174,7 +201,7 @@ describe('ol.format.GML', function() {
       it('can read a singular multipoint geometry', function() {
         var text =
             '<gml:MultiPoint xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" ' +
-            '    srsName="foo">' +
+            '    srsName="CRS:84">' +
             '  <gml:pointMember>' +
             '    <gml:Point>' +
             '      <gml:pos>1 2</gml:pos>' +
@@ -199,7 +226,7 @@ describe('ol.format.GML', function() {
       it('can read a plural multipoint geometry', function() {
         var text =
             '<gml:MultiPoint xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" ' +
-            '    srsName="foo">' +
+            '    srsName="CRS:84">' +
             '  <gml:pointMembers>' +
             '    <gml:Point>' +
             '      <gml:pos>1 2</gml:pos>' +
@@ -224,7 +251,7 @@ describe('ol.format.GML', function() {
       it('can read a singular multilinestring geometry', function() {
         var text =
             '<gml:MultiLineString xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" ' +
-            '    srsName="foo">' +
+            '    srsName="CRS:84">' +
             '  <gml:lineStringMember>' +
             '    <gml:LineString>' +
             '      <gml:posList>1 2 2 3</gml:posList>' +
@@ -245,7 +272,7 @@ describe('ol.format.GML', function() {
       it('can read a plural multilinestring geometry', function() {
         var text =
             '<gml:MultiLineString xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" ' +
-            '    srsName="foo">' +
+            '    srsName="CRS:84">' +
             '  <gml:lineStringMembers>' +
             '    <gml:LineString>' +
             '      <gml:posList>1 2 2 3</gml:posList>' +
@@ -268,7 +295,7 @@ describe('ol.format.GML', function() {
       it('can read a singular multipolygon geometry', function() {
         var text =
             '<gml:MultiPolygon xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" ' +
-            '    srsName="foo">' +
+            '    srsName="CRS:84">' +
             '  <gml:polygonMember>' +
             '    <gml:Polygon>' +
             '      <gml:exterior>' +
@@ -310,7 +337,7 @@ describe('ol.format.GML', function() {
       it('can read a plural multipolygon geometry', function() {
         var text =
             '<gml:MultiPolygon xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" ' +
-            '    srsName="foo">' +
+            '    srsName="CRS:84">' +
             '  <gml:polygonMembers>' +
             '    <gml:Polygon>' +
             '      <gml:exterior>' +
@@ -354,7 +381,7 @@ describe('ol.format.GML', function() {
       it('can read a singular multicurve-linestring geometry', function() {
         var text =
             '<gml:MultiCurve xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" ' +
-            '    srsName="foo">' +
+            '    srsName="CRS:84">' +
             '  <gml:curveMember>' +
             '    <gml:LineString>' +
             '      <gml:posList>1 2 2 3</gml:posList>' +
@@ -375,7 +402,7 @@ describe('ol.format.GML', function() {
       it('can read a singular multicurve-curve geometry', function() {
         var text =
             '<gml:MultiCurve xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" ' +
-            '    srsName="foo">' +
+            '    srsName="CRS:84">' +
             '  <gml:curveMember>' +
             '    <gml:Curve>' +
             '      <gml:segments>' +
@@ -408,7 +435,7 @@ describe('ol.format.GML', function() {
       it('can read a singular multisurface geometry', function() {
         var text =
             '<gml:MultiSurface xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" ' +
-            '    srsName="foo">' +
+            '    srsName="CRS:84">' +
             '  <gml:surfaceMember>' +
             '    <gml:Polygon>' +
             '      <gml:exterior>' +
@@ -450,7 +477,7 @@ describe('ol.format.GML', function() {
       it('can read a plural multisurface geometry', function() {
         var text =
             '<gml:MultiSurface xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" ' +
-            '    srsName="foo">' +
+            '    srsName="CRS:84">' +
             '  <gml:surfaceMembers>' +
             '    <gml:Polygon>' +
             '      <gml:exterior>' +
@@ -492,7 +519,7 @@ describe('ol.format.GML', function() {
       it('can read a multisurface-surface geometry', function() {
         var text =
             '<gml:MultiSurface xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" ' +
-            '    srsName="foo">' +
+            '    srsName="CRS:84">' +
             '  <gml:surfaceMember>' +
             '    <gml:Surface>' +
             '      <gml:patches>' +