diff --git a/src/objectliterals.jsdoc b/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
index 952aeec642..5031d9aad0 100644
--- a/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
+++ b/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
@@ -538,9 +538,6 @@
  *     will be automatically configured from the GML.
  * @property {Array.<string>|string|undefined} featureType The local
  *     (without prefix) feature typeName(s).
- * @property {string|undefined} geometryName Name of geometry element.
- *     Defaults to `geometry`. If null, it will be set on <read> when the
- *     first geometry is parsed.
  * @property {boolean|undefined} multiCurve Write gml:MultiCurve instead of
  *     gml:MultiLineString. Since the latter is deprecated in GML 3, the
  *     default is `true`. This only applies to GML version 3.
diff --git a/src/ol/parser/ogc/filterparser_v1_0_0.js b/src/ol/parser/ogc/filterparser_v1_0_0.js
index b96b1d5552..e9b3a22bac 100644
--- a/src/ol/parser/ogc/filterparser_v1_0_0.js
+++ b/src/ol/parser/ogc/filterparser_v1_0_0.js
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ ol.parser.ogc.Filter_v1_0_0.prototype.writeSpatial_ = function(filter, name) {
   } else {
     var child;
     if (geom !== null) {
-      child = this.writeNode('_geometry', geom,
+      child = this.writeNode('_geometry', {value: geom},
           this.gml_.featureNS).firstChild;
     } else if (bbox.length === 4) {
       child = this.writeNode('Box', bbox,
diff --git a/src/ol/parser/ogc/filterparser_v1_1_0.js b/src/ol/parser/ogc/filterparser_v1_1_0.js
index a718fa18f3..77423733fa 100644
--- a/src/ol/parser/ogc/filterparser_v1_1_0.js
+++ b/src/ol/parser/ogc/filterparser_v1_1_0.js
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ ol.parser.ogc.Filter_v1_1_0.prototype.writeSpatial_ = function(filter, name) {
   } else {
     var child;
     if (geom !== null) {
-      child = this.writeNode('_geometry', geom,
+      child = this.writeNode('_geometry', {value: geom},
           this.gml_.featureNS).firstChild;
     } else if (bbox.length === 4) {
       child = this.writeNode('Envelope', bbox,
diff --git a/src/ol/parser/ogc/gmlparser.js b/src/ol/parser/ogc/gmlparser.js
index 872abfe166..088cfe13ac 100644
--- a/src/ol/parser/ogc/gmlparser.js
+++ b/src/ol/parser/ogc/gmlparser.js
@@ -317,10 +317,10 @@ ol.parser.ogc.GML = function(opt_options) {
       obj.features.push(feature);
     },
     '_geometry': function(node, obj) {
-      if (!this.geometryName) {
-        this.geometryName = node.nodeName.split(':').pop();
-      }
+      var local = node.localName || node.nodeName.split(':').pop();
       this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
+      obj.properties[local] = this.createGeometry({geometry: obj.geometry});
+      delete obj.geometry;
     },
     '_attribute': function(node, obj) {
       var local = node.localName || node.nodeName.split(':').pop();
@@ -387,7 +387,8 @@ ol.parser.ogc.GML = function(opt_options) {
       },
       'geometryMember': function(geometry) {
         var node = this.createElementNS('gml:geometryMember');
-        var child = this.writeNode('_geometry', geometry, this.featureNS);
+        var child = this.writeNode('_geometry', {value: geometry},
+            this.featureNS);
         node.appendChild(child.firstChild);
         return node;
       }
@@ -418,23 +419,25 @@ ol.parser.ogc.GML = function(opt_options) {
       if (goog.isDef(fid)) {
         this.setAttributeNS(node, this.defaultNamespaceURI, 'fid', fid);
       }
-      if (feature.getGeometry() !== null) {
-        this.writeNode('_geometry', feature.getGeometry(), this.featureNS,
-            node);
-      }
-      var attributes = feature.getAttributes(true);
+      var attributes = feature.getAttributes();
       for (var name in attributes) {
         var value = attributes[name];
         if (goog.isDefAndNotNull(value)) {
-          this.writeNode('_attribute', {name: name, value: value},
-              this.featureNS, node);
+          if (value instanceof ol.geom.Geometry) {
+            this.writeNode('_geometry', {name: name, value: value},
+                this.featureNS, node);
+          } else {
+            this.writeNode('_attribute', {name: name, value: value},
+                this.featureNS, node);
+          }
         }
       }
       return node;
     },
-    '_geometry': function(geometry) {
-      var node = this.createElementNS('feature:' + this.geometryName,
+    '_geometry': function(obj) {
+      var node = this.createElementNS('feature:' + obj.name,
           this.featureNS);
+      var geometry = obj.value;
       var type = geometry.getType(), child;
       if (type === ol.geom.GeometryType.POINT) {
         child = this.writeNode('Point', geometry, null, node);
diff --git a/src/ol/parser/ogc/gmlparser_v3.js b/src/ol/parser/ogc/gmlparser_v3.js
index 47f06f9531..d32ef5b78f 100644
--- a/src/ol/parser/ogc/gmlparser_v3.js
+++ b/src/ol/parser/ogc/gmlparser_v3.js
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@ ol.parser.ogc.GML_v3 = function(opt_options) {
       'http://schemas.opengis.net/gml/3.1.1/profiles/gmlsfProfile/' +
       '1.0.0/gmlsf.xsd';
   goog.base(this, opt_options);
-  this.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'] = function(geometry) {
-    var node = this.createElementNS('feature:' + this.geometryName,
+  this.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'] = function(obj) {
+    var node = this.createElementNS('feature:' + obj.name,
         this.featureNS);
+    var geometry = obj.value;
     var type = geometry.getType(), child;
     if (type === ol.geom.GeometryType.POINT) {
       child = this.writeNode('Point', geometry, null, node);
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/gml_v2.test.js b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/gml_v2.test.js
index a52dd35137..e482df3d19 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/gml_v2.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/gml_v2.test.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v2', function() {
         parser.applyWriteOptions(obj);
         var geom = parser.createGeometry({geometry: obj.geometry});
         var node = parser.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(parser,
-            [geom]).firstChild;
+            [{value: geom}]).firstChild;
         delete parser.srsName;
         delete parser.axisOrientation;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(parser.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v2', function() {
         var geom = parser.createGeometry({geometry: obj.geometry});
         parser.applyWriteOptions(obj);
         var node = parser.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(parser,
-            [geom]).firstChild;
+            [{value: geom}]).firstChild;
         delete parser.srsName;
         delete parser.axisOrientation;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(parser.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v2', function() {
         var geom = parser.createGeometry({geometry: obj.geometry});
         parser.applyWriteOptions(obj);
         var node = parser.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(parser,
-            [geom]).firstChild;
+            [{value: geom}]).firstChild;
         delete parser.srsName;
         delete parser.axisOrientation;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(parser.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v2', function() {
         var geom = parser.createGeometry({geometry: obj.geometry});
         parser.applyWriteOptions(obj);
         var node = parser.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(parser,
-            [geom]).firstChild;
+            [{value: geom}]).firstChild;
         delete parser.srsName;
         delete parser.axisOrientation;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(parser.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v2', function() {
         var geom = parser.createGeometry({geometry: obj.geometry});
         parser.applyWriteOptions(obj);
         var node = parser.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(parser,
-            [geom]).firstChild;
+            [{value: geom}]).firstChild;
         delete parser.srsName;
         delete parser.axisOrientation;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(parser.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v2', function() {
         var geom = parser.createGeometry({geometry: obj.geometry});
         parser.applyWriteOptions(obj);
         var node = parser.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(parser,
-            [geom]).firstChild;
+            [{value: geom}]).firstChild;
         delete parser.srsName;
         delete parser.axisOrientation;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(parser.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v2', function() {
         var geom = p.createGeometry({geometry: obj.geometry});
         p.applyWriteOptions(obj);
         var node = p.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(p,
-            [geom]).firstChild;
+            [{value: geom}]).firstChild;
         delete p.srsName;
         delete p.axisOrientation;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(p.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v2', function() {
         var geom = parser.createGeometry({geometry: obj.geometry});
         parser.applyWriteOptions(obj);
         var node = parser.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(parser,
-            [geom]).firstChild;
+            [{value: geom}]).firstChild;
         delete parser.srsName;
         delete parser.axisOrientation;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(parser.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/gml_v3.test.js b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/gml_v3.test.js
index 8914059975..e99089d047 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/gml_v3.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/gml_v3.test.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v3', function() {
         var geom = parser.createGeometry({geometry: obj.geometry});
         parser.applyWriteOptions(obj);
         var node = parser.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(parser,
-            [geom]).firstChild;
+            [{value: geom}]).firstChild;
         delete parser.srsName;
         delete parser.axisOrientation;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(parser.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v3', function() {
         var geom = parser.createGeometry({geometry: obj.geometry});
         parser.applyWriteOptions(obj);
         var node = parser.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(parser,
-            [geom]).firstChild;
+            [{value: geom}]).firstChild;
         delete parser.srsName;
         delete parser.axisOrientation;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(parser.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v3', function() {
         var geom = p.createGeometry({geometry: obj.geometry});
         p.applyWriteOptions(obj);
         var node = p.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(p,
-            [geom]).firstChild;
+            [{value: geom}]).firstChild;
         delete p.srsName;
         delete p.axisOrientation;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(p.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v3', function() {
         var geom = p.createGeometry({geometry: obj.geometry});
         p.applyWriteOptions(obj);
         var node = p.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(p,
-            [geom]).firstChild;
+            [{value: geom}]).firstChild;
         delete p.srsName;
         delete p.axisOrientation;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(p.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v3', function() {
         var geom = parser.createGeometry({geometry: obj.geometry});
         parser.applyWriteOptions(obj);
         var node = parser.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(parser,
-            [geom]).firstChild;
+            [{value: geom}]).firstChild;
         delete parser.srsName;
         delete parser.axisOrientation;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(parser.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v3', function() {
         var geom = p.createGeometry({geometry: obj.geometry});
         p.applyWriteOptions(obj);
         var node = p.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(p,
-            [geom]).firstChild;
+            [{value: geom}]).firstChild;
         delete p.srsName;
         delete p.axisOrientation;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(p.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v3', function() {
         var geom = parser.createGeometry({geometry: obj.geometry});
         parser.applyWriteOptions(obj);
         var node = parser.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(parser,
-            [geom]).firstChild;
+            [{value: geom}]).firstChild;
         delete parser.srsName;
         delete parser.axisOrientation;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(parser.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v3', function() {
         var geom = p.createGeometry({geometry: obj.geometry});
         p.applyWriteOptions(obj);
         var node = p.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(p,
-            [geom]).firstChild;
+            [{value: geom}]).firstChild;
         delete p.srsName;
         delete p.axisOrientation;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(p.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v3', function() {
         var geom = parser.createGeometry({geometry: obj.geometry});
         parser.applyWriteOptions(obj);
         var node = parser.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(parser,
-            [geom]).firstChild;
+            [{value: geom}]).firstChild;
         delete parser.srsName;
         delete parser.axisOrientation;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(parser.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v3', function() {
         var geom = p.createGeometry({geometry: obj.geometry});
         p.applyWriteOptions(obj);
         var node = p.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(p,
-            [geom]).firstChild;
+            [{value: geom}]).firstChild;
         delete p.srsName;
         delete p.axisOrientation;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(p.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v3', function() {
         var geom = parser.createGeometry({geometry: obj.geometry});
         parser.applyWriteOptions(obj);
         var node = parser.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(parser,
-            [geom]).firstChild;
+            [{value: geom}]).firstChild;
         delete parser.srsName;
         delete parser.axisOrientation;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(parser.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v3', function() {
         var geom = parser.createGeometry({geometry: obj.geometry});
         parser.applyWriteOptions(obj);
         var node = parser.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(parser,
-            [geom]).firstChild;
+            [{value: geom}]).firstChild;
         delete parser.srsName;
         delete parser.axisOrientation;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(parser.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v3', function() {
         var geom = p.createGeometry({geometry: obj.geometry});
         p.applyWriteOptions(obj, {srsName: 'foo'});
         var node = p.featureNSWiters_['_geometry'].apply(p,
-            [geom]).firstChild;
+            [{value: geom}]).firstChild;
         delete p.srsName;
         delete p.axisOrientation;
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(p.serialize(node))).to.xmleql(xml);
@@ -300,7 +300,6 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v3', function() {
         var obj = p.read(xml);
         var output = p.write(obj);
         expect(goog.dom.xml.loadXml(output)).to.xmleql(xml);
-        expect(p.geometryName).to.eql('the_geom');
         expect(obj.features.length).to.eql(10);
         var feature = obj.features[0];
         expect(feature.getGeometry() instanceof
@@ -373,10 +372,21 @@ describe('ol.parser.gml_v3', function() {
         done();
       });
     });
+    it('More than one geometry', function(done) {
+      var url = 'spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/more-geoms.xml';
+      afterLoadXml(url, function(xml) {
+        var obj = parser.read(xml);
+        var feature = obj.features[0];
+        expect(feature.get('center')).to.be.a(ol.geom.Point);
+        expect(feature.get('the_geom')).to.be.a(ol.geom.MultiPolygon);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
   });
 });
 
 goog.require('goog.dom.xml');
+goog.require('ol.geom.Point');
 goog.require('ol.geom.MultiPolygon');
 goog.require('ol.parser.ogc.GML_v3');
 goog.require('ol.proj');
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/more-geoms.xml b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/more-geoms.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b0fa5c5a8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/ol/parser/ogc/xml/gml_v3/more-geoms.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<wfs:FeatureCollection numberOfFeatures="1" timeStamp="2010-01-29T15:10:38.921-07:00"
+        xsi:schemaLocation="http://medford.opengeo.org http://localhost:8080/geoserver/wfs?service=WFS&amp;version=1.1.0&amp;request=DescribeFeatureType&amp;typeName=medford%3Azoning http://www.opengis.net/wfs http://localhost:8080/geoserver/schemas/wfs/1.1.0/wfs.xsd"
+        xmlns:ogc="http://www.opengis.net/ogc"
+        xmlns:wfs="http://www.opengis.net/wfs"
+        xmlns:medford="http://opengeo.org/#medford"
+        xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+        xmlns:ows="http://www.opengis.net/ows"
+        xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml"
+        xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
+    <gml:featureMembers>
+        <medford:zoning gml:id="zoning.1">
+            <medford:the_geom>
+                <gml:MultiSurface srsName="urn:x-ogc:def:crs:EPSG:4326">
+                    <gml:surfaceMember>
+                        <gml:Polygon>
+                            <gml:exterior>
+                                <gml:LinearRing>
+                                    <gml:posList>42.397027571297585 -122.88465674265922 42.39702893980587 -122.88509730796012 42.397029086785146 -122.88511582432085 42.39702379767053 -122.88528111596624 42.39748517484964 -122.88529300380065 42.39748473847452 -122.88509914138723 42.39748482219041 -122.8849959517568 42.397485082635576 -122.8846741899541 42.3974853307826 -122.88436529392652 42.39702663751206 -122.88435664014142 42.397027571297585 -122.88465674265922</gml:posList>
+                                </gml:LinearRing>
+                            </gml:exterior>
+                        </gml:Polygon>
+                    </gml:surfaceMember>
+                </gml:MultiSurface>
+            </medford:the_geom>
+            <medford:center>
+                <gml:Point srsName="urn:x-ogc:def:crs:EPSG:4326">
+                    <gml:pos>1 2</gml:pos>
+                </gml:Point>
+            </medford:center>            
+            <medford:objectid>1</medford:objectid>
+            <medford:cityzone>YES</medford:cityzone>
+            <medford:zoning>I-L</medford:zoning>
+            <medford:revdate>2004-04-12T00:00:00-06:00</medford:revdate>
+            <medford:finord></medford:finord>
+            <medford:filenum></medford:filenum>
+            <medford:acres>0.95741118624</medford:acres>
+            <medford:misc></medford:misc>
+            <medford:shape_leng>835.705330224</medford:shape_leng>
+            <medford:perimeter>835.705330224</medford:perimeter>
+            <medford:area>41704.8312728</medford:area>
+            <medford:shape_le_1>835.705330224</medford:shape_le_1>
+            <medford:shape_area>41704.8312728</medford:shape_area>
+            <medford:hectares>0.38745056079</medford:hectares>
+        </medford:zoning>
+    </gml:featureMembers>
+</wfs:FeatureCollection>