diff --git a/src/ol/format/gml2.js b/src/ol/format/gml2.js
index 57272acbcf..c57bae5391 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/gml2.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/gml2.js
@@ -328,10 +328,7 @@ ol.format.GML2.prototype.writeCurveOrLineString_ = function(node, geometry, obje
   }
   if (node.nodeName === 'LineString' ||
       node.nodeName === 'LineStringSegment') {
-    var coordinates = ol.xml.createElementNS(node.namespaceURI, 'coordinates');
-    coordinates.setAttribute('decimal', '.');
-    coordinates.setAttribute('cs', ',');
-    coordinates.setAttribute('ts', ' ');
+    var coordinates = this.createCoordinatesNode_(node.namespaceURI);
     node.appendChild(coordinates);
     this.writeCoordinates_(coordinates, geometry, objectStack);
   } else if (node.nodeName === 'Curve') {
@@ -343,6 +340,21 @@ ol.format.GML2.prototype.writeCurveOrLineString_ = function(node, geometry, obje
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @param {string} namespaceURI XML namespace.
+ * @returns {Node} coordinates node.
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.format.GML2.prototype.createCoordinatesNode_ = function(namespaceURI) {
+  var coordinates = ol.xml.createElementNS(namespaceURI, 'coordinates');
+  coordinates.setAttribute('decimal', '.');
+  coordinates.setAttribute('cs', ',');
+  coordinates.setAttribute('ts', ' ');
+
+  return coordinates;
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @param {Node} node Node.
  * @param {ol.geom.LineString|ol.geom.LinearRing} value Geometry.
@@ -379,6 +391,79 @@ ol.format.GML2.prototype.writeCurveSegments_ = function(node, line, objectStack)
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @param {Node} node Node.
+ * @param {ol.geom.Polygon} geometry Polygon geometry.
+ * @param {Array.<*>} objectStack Node stack.
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.format.GML2.prototype.writeSurfaceOrPolygon_ = function(node, geometry, objectStack) {
+  var context = objectStack[objectStack.length - 1];
+  var srsName = context['srsName'];
+  if (node.nodeName !== 'PolygonPatch' && srsName) {
+    node.setAttribute('srsName', srsName);
+  }
+  if (node.nodeName === 'Polygon' || node.nodeName === 'PolygonPatch') {
+    var rings = geometry.getLinearRings();
+    ol.xml.pushSerializeAndPop(
+        {node: node, srsName: srsName},
+        ol.format.GML2.RING_SERIALIZERS_,
+        this.RING_NODE_FACTORY_,
+        rings, objectStack, undefined, this);
+  } else if (node.nodeName === 'Surface') {
+    var patches = ol.xml.createElementNS(node.namespaceURI, 'patches');
+    node.appendChild(patches);
+    this.writeSurfacePatches_(
+        patches, geometry, objectStack);
+  }
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {*} value Value.
+ * @param {Array.<*>} objectStack Object stack.
+ * @param {string=} opt_nodeName Node name.
+ * @return {Node} Node.
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.format.GML2.prototype.RING_NODE_FACTORY_ = function(value, objectStack, opt_nodeName) {
+  var context = objectStack[objectStack.length - 1];
+  var parentNode = context.node;
+  var exteriorWritten = context['exteriorWritten'];
+  if (exteriorWritten === undefined) {
+    context['exteriorWritten'] = true;
+  }
+  return ol.xml.createElementNS(parentNode.namespaceURI,
+      exteriorWritten !== undefined ? 'innerBoundaryIs' : 'outerBoundaryIs');
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {Node} node Node.
+ * @param {ol.geom.Polygon} polygon Polygon geometry.
+ * @param {Array.<*>} objectStack Node stack.
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.format.GML2.prototype.writeSurfacePatches_ = function(node, polygon, objectStack) {
+  var child = ol.xml.createElementNS(node.namespaceURI, 'PolygonPatch');
+  node.appendChild(child);
+  this.writeSurfaceOrPolygon_(child, polygon, objectStack);
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {Node} node Node.
+ * @param {ol.geom.LinearRing} ring LinearRing geometry.
+ * @param {Array.<*>} objectStack Node stack.
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.format.GML2.prototype.writeRing_ = function(node, ring, objectStack) {
+  var linearRing = ol.xml.createElementNS(node.namespaceURI, 'LinearRing');
+  node.appendChild(linearRing);
+  this.writeLinearRing_(linearRing, ring, objectStack);
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @param {Array.<number>} point Point geometry.
  * @param {string=} opt_srsName Optional srsName
@@ -443,16 +528,14 @@ ol.format.GML2.prototype.writeLineStringOrCurveMember_ = function(node, line, ob
  * @private
  */
 ol.format.GML2.prototype.writeLinearRing_ = function(node, geometry, objectStack) {
-};
-
-
-/**
- * @param {Node} node Node.
- * @param {ol.geom.Polygon} geometry Polygon geometry.
- * @param {Array.<*>} objectStack Node stack.
- * @private
- */
-ol.format.GML2.prototype.writeSurfaceOrPolygon_ = function(node, geometry, objectStack) {
+  var context = objectStack[objectStack.length - 1];
+  var srsName = context['srsName'];
+  if (srsName) {
+    node.setAttribute('srsName', srsName);
+  }
+  var coordinates = this.createCoordinatesNode_(node.namespaceURI);
+  node.appendChild(coordinates);
+  this.writeCoordinates_(coordinates, geometry, objectStack);
 };
 
 
@@ -507,3 +590,15 @@ ol.format.GML2.GEOMETRY_SERIALIZERS_ = {
         ol.format.GML2.prototype.writeEnvelope)
   }
 };
+
+
+/**
+ * @type {Object.<string, Object.<string, ol.XmlSerializer>>}
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.format.GML2.RING_SERIALIZERS_ = {
+  'http://www.opengis.net/gml': {
+    'outerBoundaryIs': ol.xml.makeChildAppender(ol.format.GML2.prototype.writeRing_),
+    'innerBoundaryIs': ol.xml.makeChildAppender(ol.format.GML2.prototype.writeRing_)
+  }
+};
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/format/gml.test.js b/test/spec/ol/format/gml.test.js
index e2147c862c..4d31b029a3 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/format/gml.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/format/gml.test.js
@@ -136,12 +136,12 @@ describe('ol.format.GML2', function() {
     var node;
     var featureNS = 'http://www.openlayers.org/';
     beforeEach(function() {
-      node = ol.xml.createElementNS(featureNS, 'lines');
+      node = ol.xml.createElementNS(featureNS, 'layer');
     });
 
     it('can serialize a LineString', function() {
       var expected =
-        '<lines xmlns="http://www.openlayers.org/" fid="1">' +
+        '<layer xmlns="http://www.openlayers.org/" fid="1">' +
         '  <geometry>' +
         '     <LineString xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/gml" ' +
         '                  srsName="EPSG:4326">' +
@@ -165,6 +165,37 @@ describe('ol.format.GML2', function() {
 
       expect(node).to.xmleql(ol.xml.parse(expected));
     });
+
+    it('can serialize a Polygon', function() {
+      var expected =
+        '<layer xmlns="http://www.openlayers.org/" fid="1">' +
+        '  <geometry>' +
+        '     <Polygon xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/gml" ' +
+        '                  srsName="EPSG:4326">' +
+        '       <outerBoundaryIs>' +
+        '         <LinearRing srsName="EPSG:4326">' +
+        '           <coordinates ' +
+        '                        decimal="." cs="," ts=" ">' +
+        '              2,1.1 4.2,3 6,5.2' +
+        '           </coordinates>' +
+        '         </LinearRing>' +
+        '       </outerBoundaryIs>' +
+        '      </Polygon>' +
+        '    </geometry>' +
+        '  </layer>';
+
+      var feature = new ol.Feature({
+        geometry: new ol.geom.Polygon([[[1.1, 2], [3, 4.2], [5.2, 6]]])
+      });
+      feature.setId(1);
+      var objectStack = [{
+        featureNS: featureNS,
+        srsName: 'EPSG:4326'
+      }];
+      format.writeFeatureElement(node, feature, objectStack);
+
+      expect(node).to.xmleql(ol.xml.parse(expected));
+    });
   });
 });