diff --git a/src/ol/format/geojsonformat.js b/src/ol/format/geojsonformat.js
index 4e4b96ca66..ae5d9c76e8 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/geojsonformat.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/geojsonformat.js
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 // FIXME coordinate order
 // FIXME reprojection
-// FIXME GeometryCollection
 
 goog.provide('ol.format.GeoJSON');
 
+goog.require('goog.array');
 goog.require('goog.asserts');
 goog.require('goog.object');
 goog.require('ol.Feature');
 goog.require('ol.format.JSON');
+goog.require('ol.geom.GeometryCollection');
 goog.require('ol.geom.LineString');
 goog.require('ol.geom.MultiLineString');
 goog.require('ol.geom.MultiPoint');
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ goog.inherits(ol.format.GeoJSON, ol.format.JSON);
 
 
 /**
- * @param {GeoJSONGeometry} object Object.
+ * @param {GeoJSONObject} object Object.
  * @private
  * @return {ol.geom.Geometry} Geometry.
  */
@@ -52,6 +53,19 @@ ol.format.GeoJSON.readGeometry_ = function(object) {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @param {GeoJSONGeometryCollection} object Object.
+ * @private
+ * @return {ol.geom.GeometryCollection} Geometry collection.
+ */
+ol.format.GeoJSON.readGeometryCollectionGeometry_ = function(object) {
+  goog.asserts.assert(object.type == 'GeometryCollection');
+  var geometries = goog.array.map(
+      object.geometries, ol.format.GeoJSON.readGeometry_);
+  return new ol.geom.GeometryCollection(geometries);
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @param {GeoJSONGeometry} object Object.
  * @private
@@ -121,7 +135,7 @@ ol.format.GeoJSON.readPolygonGeometry_ = function(object) {
 /**
  * @param {ol.geom.Geometry} geometry Geometry.
  * @private
- * @return {GeoJSONGeometry} GeoJSON geometry.
+ * @return {GeoJSONObject} GeoJSON geometry.
  */
 ol.format.GeoJSON.writeGeometry_ = function(geometry) {
   var geometryWriter = ol.format.GeoJSON.GEOMETRY_WRITERS_[geometry.getType()];
@@ -130,6 +144,22 @@ ol.format.GeoJSON.writeGeometry_ = function(geometry) {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @param {ol.geom.Geometry} geometry Geometry.
+ * @private
+ * @return {GeoJSONGeometryCollection} GeoJSON geometry collection.
+ */
+ol.format.GeoJSON.writeGeometryCollectionGeometry_ = function(geometry) {
+  goog.asserts.assertInstanceof(geometry, ol.geom.GeometryCollection);
+  var geometries = goog.array.map(
+      geometry.getGeometriesArray(), ol.format.GeoJSON.writeGeometry_);
+  return /** @type {GeoJSONGeometryCollection} */ ({
+    'type': 'GeometryCollection',
+    'geometries': geometries
+  });
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @param {ol.geom.Geometry} geometry Geometry.
  * @private
@@ -219,7 +249,7 @@ ol.format.GeoJSON.writePolygonGeometry_ = function(geometry) {
 /**
  * @const
  * @private
- * @type {Object.<string, function(GeoJSONGeometry): ol.geom.Geometry>}
+ * @type {Object.<string, function(GeoJSONObject): ol.geom.Geometry>}
  */
 ol.format.GeoJSON.GEOMETRY_READERS_ = {
   'Point': ol.format.GeoJSON.readPointGeometry_,
@@ -227,14 +257,15 @@ ol.format.GeoJSON.GEOMETRY_READERS_ = {
   'Polygon': ol.format.GeoJSON.readPolygonGeometry_,
   'MultiPoint': ol.format.GeoJSON.readMultiPointGeometry_,
   'MultiLineString': ol.format.GeoJSON.readMultiLineStringGeometry_,
-  'MultiPolygon': ol.format.GeoJSON.readMultiPolygonGeometry_
+  'MultiPolygon': ol.format.GeoJSON.readMultiPolygonGeometry_,
+  'GeometryCollection': ol.format.GeoJSON.readGeometryCollectionGeometry_
 };
 
 
 /**
  * @const
  * @private
- * @type {Object.<string, function(ol.geom.Geometry): GeoJSONGeometry>}
+ * @type {Object.<string, function(ol.geom.Geometry): GeoJSONObject>}
  */
 ol.format.GeoJSON.GEOMETRY_WRITERS_ = {
   'Point': ol.format.GeoJSON.writePointGeometry_,
@@ -242,7 +273,8 @@ ol.format.GeoJSON.GEOMETRY_WRITERS_ = {
   'Polygon': ol.format.GeoJSON.writePolygonGeometry_,
   'MultiPoint': ol.format.GeoJSON.writeMultiPointGeometry_,
   'MultiLineString': ol.format.GeoJSON.writeMultiLineStringGeometry_,
-  'MultiPolygon': ol.format.GeoJSON.writeMultiPolygonGeometry_
+  'MultiPolygon': ol.format.GeoJSON.writeMultiPolygonGeometry_,
+  'GeometryCollection': ol.format.GeoJSON.writeGeometryCollectionGeometry_
 };
 
 
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/format/geojsonformat.test.js b/test/spec/ol/format/geojsonformat.test.js
index 1d40411c62..a6792d834f 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/format/geojsonformat.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/format/geojsonformat.test.js
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ describe('ol.format.GeoJSON', function() {
       expect(rings[2]).to.be.a(ol.geom.LinearRing);
     });
 
-    it.skip('parses geometry collection', function() {
+    it('parses geometry collection', function() {
       var str = JSON.stringify({
         type: 'GeometryCollection',
         geometries: [
@@ -288,7 +288,9 @@ describe('ol.format.GeoJSON', function() {
         ]
       });
 
-      var array = format.readGeometry(str);
+      var geometryCollection = format.readGeometry(str);
+      expect(geometryCollection).to.be.an(ol.geom.GeometryCollection);
+      var array = geometryCollection.getGeometries();
       expect(array.length).to.be(2);
       expect(array[0]).to.be.a(ol.geom.Point);
       expect(array[1]).to.be.a(ol.geom.LineString);
@@ -441,17 +443,20 @@ describe('ol.format.GeoJSON', function() {
           format.readGeometry(geojson).getCoordinates());
     });
 
-    it.skip('encodes geometry collection', function() {
+    it('encodes geometry collection', function() {
       var collection = new ol.geom.GeometryCollection([
         new ol.geom.Point([10, 20]),
         new ol.geom.LineString([[30, 40], [50, 60]])
       ]);
       var geojson = format.writeGeometry(collection);
       var got = format.readGeometry(geojson);
-      var components = collection.getComponents();
-      expect(components.length).to.equal(got.length);
-      for (var i = 0, ii = components.length; i < ii; ++i) {
-        expect(components[i].getCoordinates()).to.eql(got[i].getCoordinates());
+      expect(got).to.be.an(ol.geom.GeometryCollection);
+      var gotGeometries = got.getGeometries();
+      var geometries = collection.getGeometries();
+      expect(geometries.length).to.equal(gotGeometries.length);
+      for (var i = 0, ii = geometries.length; i < ii; ++i) {
+        expect(geometries[i].getCoordinates()).
+            to.eql(gotGeometries[i].getCoordinates());
       }
     });
 
@@ -463,6 +468,7 @@ describe('ol.format.GeoJSON', function() {
 goog.require('ol.Feature');
 goog.require('ol.extent');
 goog.require('ol.format.GeoJSON');
+goog.require('ol.geom.GeometryCollection');
 goog.require('ol.geom.LineString');
 goog.require('ol.geom.LinearRing');
 goog.require('ol.geom.Point');