diff --git a/src/ol/format/gmlformat.js b/src/ol/format/gmlformat.js
index c430399067..78848b537e 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/gmlformat.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/gmlformat.js
@@ -112,6 +112,46 @@ ol.format.GML.readLineString_ = function(node, objectStack) {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @param {Node} node Node.
+ * @param {Array.<*>} objectStack Object stack.
+ * @private
+ * @return {Array.<(Array.<number>)>} flat coordinates.
+ */
+ol.format.GML.patchesParser_ = function(node, objectStack) {
+  goog.asserts.assert(node.nodeType == goog.dom.NodeType.ELEMENT);
+  goog.asserts.assert(node.localName == 'patches');
+  var result = ol.xml.pushParseAndPop(
+      /** @type {Array.<Array.<number>>} */ ([null]),
+      ol.format.GML.PATCHES_PARSERS_, node, objectStack);
+  if (!goog.isDef(result)) {
+    return null;
+  } else {
+    return result;
+  }
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {Node} node Node.
+ * @param {Array.<*>} objectStack Object stack.
+ * @private
+ * @return {Array.<(Array.<number>)>} flat coordinates.
+ */
+ol.format.GML.polygonPatchParser_ = function(node, objectStack) {
+  goog.asserts.assert(node.nodeType == goog.dom.NodeType.ELEMENT);
+  goog.asserts.assert(node.localName == 'PolygonPatch');
+  var result = ol.xml.pushParseAndPop(
+      /** @type {Array.<Array.<number>>} */ ([null]),
+      ol.format.GML.FLAT_LINEAR_RINGS_PARSERS_, node, objectStack);
+  if (!goog.isDef(result)) {
+    return null;
+  } else {
+    return result;
+  }
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @param {Node} node Node.
  * @param {Array.<*>} objectStack Object stack.
@@ -221,6 +261,37 @@ ol.format.GML.readPolygon_ = function(node, objectStack) {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @param {Node} node Node.
+ * @param {Array.<*>} objectStack Object stack.
+ * @private
+ * @return {ol.geom.Polygon|undefined} Polygon.
+ */
+ol.format.GML.readSurface_ = function(node, objectStack) {
+  goog.asserts.assert(node.nodeType == goog.dom.NodeType.ELEMENT);
+  goog.asserts.assert(node.localName == 'Surface');
+  var flatLinearRings = ol.xml.pushParseAndPop(
+      /** @type {Array.<Array.<number>>} */ ([null]),
+      ol.format.GML.SURFACE_PARSERS_, node, objectStack);
+  if (goog.isDefAndNotNull(flatLinearRings) &&
+      !goog.isNull(flatLinearRings[0])) {
+    var polygon = new ol.geom.Polygon(null);
+    var flatCoordinates = flatLinearRings[0];
+    var ends = [flatCoordinates.length];
+    var i, ii;
+    for (i = 1, ii = flatLinearRings.length; i < ii; ++i) {
+      goog.array.extend(flatCoordinates, flatLinearRings[i]);
+      ends.push(flatCoordinates.length);
+    }
+    polygon.setFlatCoordinates(
+        ol.geom.GeometryLayout.XYZ, flatCoordinates, ends);
+    return polygon;
+  } else {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @param {Node} node Node.
  * @param {Array.<*>} objectStack Object stack.
@@ -288,7 +359,8 @@ ol.format.GML.GEOMETRY_PARSERS_ = ol.xml.makeParsersNS(
       'Point': ol.xml.makeArrayPusher(ol.format.GML.readPoint_),
       'LineString': ol.xml.makeArrayPusher(ol.format.GML.readLineString_),
       'LinearRing' : ol.xml.makeArrayPusher(ol.format.GML.readLinearRing_),
-      'Polygon': ol.xml.makeArrayPusher(ol.format.GML.readPolygon_)
+      'Polygon': ol.xml.makeArrayPusher(ol.format.GML.readPolygon_),
+      'Surface': ol.xml.makeArrayPusher(ol.format.GML.readSurface_)
     });
 
 
@@ -316,6 +388,28 @@ ol.format.GML.FLAT_LINEAR_RINGS_PARSERS_ = ol.xml.makeParsersNS(
     });
 
 
+/**
+ * @const
+ * @type {Object.<string, Object.<string, ol.xml.Parser>>}
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.format.GML.SURFACE_PARSERS_ = ol.xml.makeParsersNS(
+    ol.format.GML.NAMESPACE_URIS_, {
+      'patches': ol.xml.makeReplacer(ol.format.GML.patchesParser_)
+    });
+
+
+/**
+ * @const
+ * @type {Object.<string, Object.<string, ol.xml.Parser>>}
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.format.GML.PATCHES_PARSERS_ = ol.xml.makeParsersNS(
+    ol.format.GML.NAMESPACE_URIS_, {
+      'PolygonPatch': ol.xml.makeReplacer(ol.format.GML.polygonPatchParser_)
+    });
+
+
 /**
  * @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 7809c56672..8f19474913 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/format/gmlformat.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/format/gmlformat.test.js
@@ -69,6 +69,41 @@ describe('ol.format.GML', function() {
 
     });
 
+    describe('surface', function() {
+
+      it('can read a surface geometry', function() {
+        var text =
+            '<gml:Surface xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" ' +
+            '    srsName="foo">' +
+            '  <gml:patches>' +
+            '    <gml:PolygonPatch interpolation="planar">' +
+            '      <gml:exterior>' +
+            '        <gml:LinearRing>' +
+            '          <gml:posList>1 2 3 2 3 4 1 2</gml:posList>' +
+            '        </gml:LinearRing>' +
+            '      </gml:exterior>' +
+            '      <gml:interior>' +
+            '        <gml:LinearRing>' +
+            '          <gml:posList>2 3 2 5 4 5 2 3</gml:posList>' +
+            '        </gml:LinearRing>' +
+            '      </gml:interior>' +
+            '      <gml:interior>' +
+            '        <gml:LinearRing>' +
+            '          <gml:posList>3 4 3 6 5 6 3 4</gml:posList>' +
+            '        </gml:LinearRing>' +
+            '      </gml:interior>' +
+            '    </gml:PolygonPatch>' +
+            '  </gml:patches>' +
+            '</gml:Surface>';
+        var g = format.readGeometry(text);
+        expect(g).to.be.an(ol.geom.Polygon);
+        expect(g.getCoordinates()).to.eql([[[1, 2, 0], [3, 2, 0], [3, 4, 0],
+                [1, 2, 0]], [[2, 3, 0], [2, 5, 0], [4, 5, 0], [2, 3, 0]],
+              [[3, 4, 0], [3, 6, 0], [5, 6, 0], [3, 4, 0]]]);
+      });
+
+    });
+
   });
 
 });