diff --git a/src/ol/format/gmlformat.js b/src/ol/format/gmlformat.js
index 4dc15deff2..dfde2a18c7 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/gmlformat.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/gmlformat.js
@@ -137,6 +137,28 @@ ol.format.GML.readMultiLineString_ = function(node, objectStack) {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @param {Node} node Node.
+ * @param {Array.<*>} objectStack Object stack.
+ * @private
+ * @return {ol.geom.MultiLineString|undefined} MultiLineString.
+ */
+ol.format.GML.readMultiCurve_ = function(node, objectStack) {
+  goog.asserts.assert(node.nodeType == goog.dom.NodeType.ELEMENT);
+  goog.asserts.assert(node.localName == 'MultiCurve');
+  var lineStrings = ol.xml.pushParseAndPop(
+      /** @type {Array.<ol.geom.LineString>} */ ([]),
+      ol.format.GML.MULTICURVE_PARSERS_, node, objectStack);
+  if (goog.isDefAndNotNull(lineStrings)) {
+    var multiLineString = new ol.geom.MultiLineString(null);
+    multiLineString.setLineStrings(lineStrings);
+    return multiLineString;
+  } else {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @param {Node} node Node.
  * @param {Array.<*>} objectStack Object stack.
@@ -185,6 +207,19 @@ ol.format.GML.lineStringMemberParser_ = function(node, objectStack) {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @param {Node} node Node.
+ * @param {Array.<*>} objectStack Object stack.
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.format.GML.curveMemberParser_ = function(node, objectStack) {
+  goog.asserts.assert(node.nodeType == goog.dom.NodeType.ELEMENT);
+  goog.asserts.assert(node.localName == 'curveMember' ||
+      node.localName == 'curveMembers');
+  ol.xml.parse(ol.format.GML.CURVEMEMBER_PARSERS_, node, objectStack);
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @param {Node} node Node.
  * @param {Array.<*>} objectStack Object stack.
@@ -558,6 +593,7 @@ ol.format.GML.GEOMETRY_PARSERS_ = ol.xml.makeParsersNS(
       'MultiPolygon': ol.xml.makeArrayPusher(ol.format.GML.readMultiPolygon_),
       'Surface': ol.xml.makeArrayPusher(ol.format.GML.readSurface_),
       'Curve': ol.xml.makeArrayPusher(ol.format.GML.readCurve_),
+      'MultiCurve': ol.xml.makeArrayPusher(ol.format.GML.readMultiCurve_),
       'Envelope': ol.xml.makeArrayPusher(ol.format.GML.readEnvelope_)
     });
 
@@ -612,6 +648,20 @@ ol.format.GML.MULTILINESTRING_PARSERS_ = ol.xml.makeParsersNS(
     });
 
 
+/**
+ * @const
+ * @type {Object.<string, Object.<string, ol.xml.Parser>>}
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.format.GML.MULTICURVE_PARSERS_ = ol.xml.makeParsersNS(
+    ol.format.GML.NAMESPACE_URIS_, {
+      'curveMember': ol.xml.makeArrayPusher(
+          ol.format.GML.curveMemberParser_),
+      'curveMembers': ol.xml.makeArrayPusher(
+          ol.format.GML.curveMemberParser_)
+    });
+
+
 /**
  * @const
  * @type {Object.<string, Object.<string, ol.xml.Parser>>}
@@ -650,6 +700,18 @@ ol.format.GML.LINESTRINGMEMBER_PARSERS_ = ol.xml.makeParsersNS(
     });
 
 
+/**
+ * @const
+ * @type {Object.<string, Object.<string, ol.xml.Parser>>}
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.format.GML.CURVEMEMBER_PARSERS_ = ol.xml.makeParsersNS(
+    ol.format.GML.NAMESPACE_URIS_, {
+      'LineString': ol.xml.makeArrayPusher(ol.format.GML.readLineString_),
+      'Curve': ol.xml.makeArrayPusher(ol.format.GML.readCurve_)
+    });
+
+
 /**
  * @const
  * @type {Object.<string, Object.<string, ol.xml.Parser>>}
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/format/gmlformat.test.js b/test/spec/ol/format/gmlformat.test.js
index 8a83c79f71..8a9889535f 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/format/gmlformat.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/format/gmlformat.test.js
@@ -333,6 +333,60 @@ describe('ol.format.GML', function() {
 
     });
 
+    describe('multicurve', function() {
+
+      it('can read a singular multicurve-linestring geometry', function() {
+        var text =
+            '<gml:MultiCurve xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" ' +
+            '    srsName="foo">' +
+            '  <gml:curveMember>' +
+            '    <gml:LineString>' +
+            '      <gml:posList>1 2 2 3</gml:posList>' +
+            '    </gml:LineString>' +
+            '  </gml:curveMember>' +
+            '  <gml:curveMember>' +
+            '    <gml:LineString>' +
+            '      <gml:posList>3 4 4 5</gml:posList>' +
+            '    </gml:LineString>' +
+            '  </gml:curveMember>' +
+            '</gml:MultiCurve>';
+        var g = format.readGeometry(text);
+        expect(g).to.be.an(ol.geom.MultiLineString);
+        expect(g.getCoordinates()).to.eql(
+            [[[1, 2, 0], [2, 3, 0]], [[3, 4, 0], [4, 5, 0]]]);
+      });
+
+      it('can read a singular multicurve-curve geometry', function() {
+        var text =
+            '<gml:MultiCurve xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" ' +
+            '    srsName="foo">' +
+            '  <gml:curveMember>' +
+            '    <gml:Curve>' +
+            '      <gml:segments>' +
+            '        <gml:LineStringSegment>' +
+            '          <gml:posList>1 2 2 3</gml:posList>' +
+            '        </gml:LineStringSegment>' +
+            '      </gml:segments>' +
+            '    </gml:Curve>' +
+            '  </gml:curveMember>' +
+            '  <gml:curveMember>' +
+            '    <gml:Curve>' +
+            '      <gml:segments>' +
+            '        <gml:LineStringSegment>' +
+            '          <gml:posList>3 4 4 5</gml:posList>' +
+            '        </gml:LineStringSegment>' +
+            '      </gml:segments>' +
+            '    </gml:Curve>' +
+            '  </gml:curveMember>' +
+            '</gml:MultiCurve>';
+        var g = format.readGeometry(text);
+        expect(g).to.be.an(ol.geom.MultiLineString);
+        expect(g.getCoordinates()).to.eql(
+            [[[1, 2, 0], [2, 3, 0]], [[3, 4, 0], [4, 5, 0]]]);
+      });
+
+    });
+
   });
 
 });