diff --git a/src/ol/format/osmxml.js b/src/ol/format/osmxml.js
index 7ac33ead43..f5a133f286 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/osmxml.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/osmxml.js
@@ -71,34 +71,14 @@ ol.format.OSMXML.readNode_ = function(node, objectStack) {
  * @private
  */
 ol.format.OSMXML.readWay_ = function(node, objectStack) {
-  var options = /** @type {olx.format.ReadOptions} */ (objectStack[0]);
   var id = node.getAttribute('id');
   var values = ol.xml.pushParseAndPop({
+    id: id,
     ndrefs: [],
     tags: {}
   }, ol.format.OSMXML.WAY_PARSERS_, node, objectStack);
   var state = /** @type {Object} */ (objectStack[objectStack.length - 1]);
-  /** @type {Array.<number>} */
-  var flatCoordinates = [];
-  for (var i = 0, ii = values.ndrefs.length; i < ii; i++) {
-    var point = state.nodes[values.ndrefs[i]];
-    ol.array.extend(flatCoordinates, point);
-  }
-  var geometry;
-  if (values.ndrefs[0] == values.ndrefs[values.ndrefs.length - 1]) {
-    // closed way
-    geometry = new ol.geom.Polygon(null);
-    geometry.setFlatCoordinates(ol.geom.GeometryLayout.XY, flatCoordinates,
-        [flatCoordinates.length]);
-  } else {
-    geometry = new ol.geom.LineString(null);
-    geometry.setFlatCoordinates(ol.geom.GeometryLayout.XY, flatCoordinates);
-  }
-  ol.format.Feature.transformWithOptions(geometry, false, options);
-  var feature = new ol.Feature(geometry);
-  feature.setId(id);
-  feature.setProperties(values.tags);
-  state.features.push(feature);
+  state.ways.push(values);
 };
 
 
@@ -189,8 +169,34 @@ ol.format.OSMXML.prototype.readFeaturesFromNode = function(node, opt_options) {
   if (node.localName == 'osm') {
     var state = ol.xml.pushParseAndPop({
       nodes: {},
+      ways: [],
       features: []
     }, ol.format.OSMXML.PARSERS_, node, [options]);
+    // parse nodes in ways
+    for (var j = 0; j < state.ways.length; j++) {
+      var values = /** @type {Object} */ (state.ways[j]);
+      /** @type {Array.<number>} */
+      var flatCoordinates = [];
+      for (var i = 0, ii = values.ndrefs.length; i < ii; i++) {
+        var point = state.nodes[values.ndrefs[i]];
+        ol.array.extend(flatCoordinates, point);
+      }
+      var geometry;
+      if (values.ndrefs[0] == values.ndrefs[values.ndrefs.length - 1]) {
+        // closed way
+        geometry = new ol.geom.Polygon(null);
+        geometry.setFlatCoordinates(ol.geom.GeometryLayout.XY, flatCoordinates,
+            [flatCoordinates.length]);
+      } else {
+        geometry = new ol.geom.LineString(null);
+        geometry.setFlatCoordinates(ol.geom.GeometryLayout.XY, flatCoordinates);
+      }
+      ol.format.Feature.transformWithOptions(geometry, false, options);
+      var feature = new ol.Feature(geometry);
+      feature.setId(values.id);
+      feature.setProperties(values.tags);
+      state.features.push(feature);
+    }
     if (state.features) {
       return state.features;
     }
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/format/osmxml.test.js b/test/spec/ol/format/osmxml.test.js
index 11dfa5b99a..a00b56cd25 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/format/osmxml.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/format/osmxml.test.js
@@ -87,6 +87,33 @@ describe('ol.format.OSMXML', function() {
       expect(g.getCoordinates()).to.eql([[2, 1], [4, 3]]);
     });
 
+
+    it('can read ways before nodes', function() {
+      var text =
+          '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>' +
+          '<osm version="0.6" generator="my hand">' +
+          '  <way id="3">' +
+          '    <tag k="name" v="3"/>' +
+          '    <nd ref="1" />' +
+          '    <nd ref="2" />' +
+          '  </way>' +
+          '  <node id="1" lat="1" lon="2">' +
+          '    <tag k="name" v="1"/>' +
+          '  </node>' +
+          '  <node id="2" lat="3" lon="4">' +
+          '    <tag k="name" v="2"/>' +
+          '  </node>' +
+          '</osm>';
+      var fs = format.readFeatures(text);
+      expect(fs).to.have.length(3);
+      var line = fs[2];
+      expect(line).to.be.an(ol.Feature);
+      var g = line.getGeometry();
+      expect(g).to.be.an(ol.geom.LineString);
+      expect(g.getCoordinates()).to.eql([[2, 1], [4, 3]]);
+    });
+
+
     it('can transform and read nodes', function() {
       var text =
           '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>' +