diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WFS.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WFS.js
index 3079a6fcef..8965a41c06 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WFS.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WFS.js
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WFS = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.GML, {
      */
     wfsns: "http://www.opengis.net/wfs",
     
+    /**
+     * Property: ogcns
+     */
     ogcns: "http://www.opengis.net/ogc",
     
     /*
@@ -138,11 +141,33 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WFS = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.GML, {
         propertyNode.appendChild(nameNode);
         
         var valueNode = this.createElementNS(this.wfsns, 'wfs:Value');
-        valueNode.appendChild(this.buildGeometryNode(feature.geometry));
+        
+        var geometryNode = this.buildGeometryNode(feature.geometry);
+        
+        if(feature.layer){
+            geometryNode.setAttribute(
+                "srsName", feature.layer.projection.getCode()
+            );
+        }
+        
+        valueNode.appendChild(geometryNode);
         
         propertyNode.appendChild(valueNode);
         updateNode.appendChild(propertyNode);
         
+         // add in attributes
+        for(var propName in feature.attributes) {
+            propertyNode = this.createElementNS(this.wfsns, 'wfs:Property');
+            nameNode = this.createElementNS(this.wfsns, 'wfs:Name');
+            nameNode.appendChild(this.createTextNode(propName));
+            propertyNode.appendChild(nameNode);
+            valueNode = this.createElementNS(this.wfsns, 'wfs:Value');
+            valueNode.appendChild(this.createTextNode(feature.attributes[propName]));
+            propertyNode.appendChild(valueNode);
+            updateNode.appendChild(propertyNode);
+        }
+        
+        
         var filterNode = this.createElementNS(this.ogcns, 'ogc:Filter');
         var filterIdNode = this.createElementNS(this.ogcns, 'ogc:FeatureId');
         filterIdNode.setAttribute("fid", feature.fid);