diff --git a/examples/igc.js b/examples/igc.js
index e8a2b049dd..c400ff67c3 100644
--- a/examples/igc.js
+++ b/examples/igc.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ var styleFunction = function(feature, resolution) {
 };
 
 var vectorSource = new ol.source.IGC({
+  projection: 'EPSG:3857',
   urls: [
     'data/igc/Clement-Latour.igc',
     'data/igc/Damien-de-Baenst.igc',
diff --git a/src/objectliterals.jsdoc b/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
index e45cf73c45..c61369d6fc 100644
--- a/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
+++ b/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
@@ -620,6 +620,9 @@
  * @typedef {Object} olx.source.IGCOptions
  * @property {ol.format.IGCZ|undefined} altitudeMode Altitude mode.
  *     Possible values are `barometric`, `gps`, and `none`. Default is `none`.
+ * @property {ol.proj.ProjectionLike} projection Destination projection.  If
+ *     provided, features will be transformed to this projection.  If not
+ *     provided, features will not be transformed.
  * @property {string|undefined} text Text.
  * @property {string|undefined} url URL.
  * @property {Array.<string>|undefined} urls URLs.
diff --git a/src/ol/source/igcsource.js b/src/ol/source/igcsource.js
index f599730405..3548e139e7 100644
--- a/src/ol/source/igcsource.js
+++ b/src/ol/source/igcsource.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ ol.source.IGC = function(opt_options) {
     format: new ol.format.IGC({
       altitudeMode: options.altitudeMode
     }),
+    projection: options.projection,
     text: options.text,
     url: options.url,
     urls: options.urls