diff --git a/src/ol/format/gmlformat.js b/src/ol/format/gmlformat.js
index 610bc1476f..a6a8c2cda2 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/gmlformat.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/gmlformat.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ goog.require('ol.extent');
 goog.require('ol.format.XML');
 goog.require('ol.geom.GeometryCollection');
 goog.require('ol.geom.LineString');
+goog.require('ol.geom.MultiLineString');
 goog.require('ol.geom.MultiPoint');
 goog.require('ol.geom.Point');
 goog.require('ol.geom.Polygon');
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ ol.format.GML.readPoint_ = function(node, objectStack) {
  * @param {Node} node Node.
  * @param {Array.<*>} objectStack Object stack.
  * @private
- * @return {ol.geom.MultiPoint|undefined} Point.
+ * @return {ol.geom.MultiPoint|undefined} MultiPoint.
  */
 ol.format.GML.readMultiPoint_ = function(node, objectStack) {
   goog.asserts.assert(node.nodeType == goog.dom.NodeType.ELEMENT);
@@ -113,6 +114,28 @@ ol.format.GML.readMultiPoint_ = function(node, objectStack) {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @param {Node} node Node.
+ * @param {Array.<*>} objectStack Object stack.
+ * @private
+ * @return {ol.geom.MultiLineString|undefined} MultiLineString.
+ */
+ol.format.GML.readMultiLineString_ = function(node, objectStack) {
+  goog.asserts.assert(node.nodeType == goog.dom.NodeType.ELEMENT);
+  goog.asserts.assert(node.localName == 'MultiLineString');
+  var lineStrings = ol.xml.pushParseAndPop(
+      /** @type {Array.<ol.geom.LineString>} */ ([]),
+      ol.format.GML.MULTILINESTRING_PARSERS_, node, objectStack);
+  if (goog.isDefAndNotNull(lineStrings)) {
+    var multiLineString = new ol.geom.MultiLineString(null);
+    multiLineString.setLineStrings(lineStrings);
+    return multiLineString;
+  } else {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @param {Node} node Node.
  * @param {Array.<*>} objectStack Object stack.
@@ -120,11 +143,25 @@ ol.format.GML.readMultiPoint_ = function(node, objectStack) {
  */
 ol.format.GML.pointMemberParser_ = function(node, objectStack) {
   goog.asserts.assert(node.nodeType == goog.dom.NodeType.ELEMENT);
-  goog.asserts.assert(node.localName == 'pointMember');
+  goog.asserts.assert(node.localName == 'pointMember' ||
+      node.localName == 'pointMembers');
   ol.xml.parse(ol.format.GML.POINTMEMBER_PARSERS_, node, objectStack);
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @param {Node} node Node.
+ * @param {Array.<*>} objectStack Object stack.
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.format.GML.lineStringMemberParser_ = function(node, objectStack) {
+  goog.asserts.assert(node.nodeType == goog.dom.NodeType.ELEMENT);
+  goog.asserts.assert(node.localName == 'lineStringMember' ||
+      node.localName == 'lineStringMembers');
+  ol.xml.parse(ol.format.GML.LINESTRINGMEMBER_PARSERS_, node, objectStack);
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @param {Node} node Node.
  * @param {Array.<*>} objectStack Object stack.
@@ -478,6 +515,8 @@ ol.format.GML.GEOMETRY_PARSERS_ = ol.xml.makeParsersNS(
       'Point': ol.xml.makeArrayPusher(ol.format.GML.readPoint_),
       'MultiPoint': ol.xml.makeArrayPusher(ol.format.GML.readMultiPoint_),
       'LineString': ol.xml.makeArrayPusher(ol.format.GML.readLineString_),
+      'MultiLineString': ol.xml.makeArrayPusher(
+          ol.format.GML.readMultiLineString_),
       'LinearRing' : ol.xml.makeArrayPusher(ol.format.GML.readLinearRing_),
       'Polygon': ol.xml.makeArrayPusher(ol.format.GML.readPolygon_),
       'Surface': ol.xml.makeArrayPusher(ol.format.GML.readSurface_),
@@ -517,7 +556,22 @@ ol.format.GML.FLAT_LINEAR_RINGS_PARSERS_ = ol.xml.makeParsersNS(
  */
 ol.format.GML.MULTIPOINT_PARSERS_ = ol.xml.makeParsersNS(
     ol.format.GML.NAMESPACE_URIS_, {
-      'pointMember': ol.xml.makeArrayPusher(ol.format.GML.pointMemberParser_)
+      'pointMember': ol.xml.makeArrayPusher(ol.format.GML.pointMemberParser_),
+      'pointMembers': ol.xml.makeArrayPusher(ol.format.GML.pointMemberParser_)
+    });
+
+
+/**
+ * @const
+ * @type {Object.<string, Object.<string, ol.xml.Parser>>}
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.format.GML.MULTILINESTRING_PARSERS_ = ol.xml.makeParsersNS(
+    ol.format.GML.NAMESPACE_URIS_, {
+      'lineStringMember': ol.xml.makeArrayPusher(
+          ol.format.GML.lineStringMemberParser_),
+      'lineStringMembers': ol.xml.makeArrayPusher(
+          ol.format.GML.lineStringMemberParser_)
     });
 
 
@@ -533,6 +587,18 @@ ol.format.GML.POINTMEMBER_PARSERS_ = ol.xml.makeParsersNS(
     });
 
 
+/**
+ * @const
+ * @type {Object.<string, Object.<string, ol.xml.Parser>>}
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.format.GML.LINESTRINGMEMBER_PARSERS_ = ol.xml.makeParsersNS(
+    ol.format.GML.NAMESPACE_URIS_, {
+      'LineString': ol.xml.makeArrayPusher(
+          ol.format.GML.readLineString_)
+    });
+
+
 /**
  * @const
  * @type {Object.<string, Object.<string, ol.xml.Parser>>}
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/format/gmlformat.test.js b/test/spec/ol/format/gmlformat.test.js
index 4d5d5c2fcf..9b54fa465e 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/format/gmlformat.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/format/gmlformat.test.js
@@ -180,6 +180,71 @@ describe('ol.format.GML', function() {
         expect(g.getCoordinates()).to.eql([[1, 2, 0], [2, 3, 0], [3, 4, 0]]);
       });
 
+      it('can read a plural multipoint geometry', function() {
+        var text =
+            '<gml:MultiPoint xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" ' +
+            '    srsName="foo">' +
+            '  <gml:pointMembers>' +
+            '    <gml:Point>' +
+            '      <gml:pos>1 2</gml:pos>' +
+            '    </gml:Point>' +
+            '    <gml:Point>' +
+            '      <gml:pos>2 3</gml:pos>' +
+            '    </gml:Point>' +
+            '    <gml:Point>' +
+            '      <gml:pos>3 4</gml:pos>' +
+            '    </gml:Point>' +
+            '  </gml:pointMembers>' +
+            '</gml:MultiPoint>';
+        var g = format.readGeometry(text);
+        expect(g).to.be.an(ol.geom.MultiPoint);
+        expect(g.getCoordinates()).to.eql([[1, 2, 0], [2, 3, 0], [3, 4, 0]]);
+      });
+
+    });
+
+    describe('multilinestring', function() {
+
+      it('can read a singular multilinestring geometry', function() {
+        var text =
+            '<gml:MultiLineString xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" ' +
+            '    srsName="foo">' +
+            '  <gml:lineStringMember>' +
+            '    <gml:LineString>' +
+            '      <gml:posList>1 2 2 3</gml:posList>' +
+            '    </gml:LineString>' +
+            '  </gml:lineStringMember>' +
+            '  <gml:lineStringMember>' +
+            '    <gml:LineString>' +
+            '      <gml:posList>3 4 4 5</gml:posList>' +
+            '    </gml:LineString>' +
+            '  </gml:lineStringMember>' +
+            '</gml:MultiLineString>';
+        var g = format.readGeometry(text);
+        expect(g).to.be.an(ol.geom.MultiLineString);
+        expect(g.getCoordinates()).to.eql(
+            [[[1, 2, 0], [2, 3, 0]], [[3, 4, 0], [4, 5, 0]]]);
+      });
+
+      it('can read a plural multilinestring geometry', function() {
+        var text =
+            '<gml:MultiLineString xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" ' +
+            '    srsName="foo">' +
+            '  <gml:lineStringMembers>' +
+            '    <gml:LineString>' +
+            '      <gml:posList>1 2 2 3</gml:posList>' +
+            '    </gml:LineString>' +
+            '    <gml:LineString>' +
+            '      <gml:posList>3 4 4 5</gml:posList>' +
+            '    </gml:LineString>' +
+            '  </gml:lineStringMembers>' +
+            '</gml:MultiLineString>';
+        var g = format.readGeometry(text);
+        expect(g).to.be.an(ol.geom.MultiLineString);
+        expect(g.getCoordinates()).to.eql(
+            [[[1, 2, 0], [2, 3, 0]], [[3, 4, 0], [4, 5, 0]]]);
+      });
+
     });
 
   });
@@ -190,5 +255,6 @@ describe('ol.format.GML', function() {
 goog.require('ol.format.GML');
 goog.require('ol.geom.LineString');
 goog.require('ol.geom.MultiPoint');
+goog.require('ol.geom.MultiLineString');
 goog.require('ol.geom.Point');
 goog.require('ol.geom.Polygon');