diff --git a/examples/wps-client.js b/examples/wps-client.js
index 84971e2013..dee7e5c50d 100644
--- a/examples/wps-client.js
+++ b/examples/wps-client.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 OpenLayers.ProxyHost = 'proxy.cgi?url=';
 
-var map, client, process;
+var map, client, intersect, buffer;
 
 function init() {
     
@@ -23,18 +23,27 @@ function init() {
     
     client = new OpenLayers.WPSClient({
         servers: {
-            local: "http://demo.opengeo.org/geoserver/wps"
+            opengeo: 'http://demo.opengeo.org/geoserver/wps'
         }
     });
     
-    // Create a process and execute it
-    process = client.getProcess("local", "JTS:intersection");    
-    process.execute({
+    // Create a process and configure it
+    intersect = client.getProcess('opengeo', 'JTS:intersection');    
+    intersect.configure({
         // spatial input can be a feature or a geometry or an array of
         // features or geometries
         inputs: {
             a: features,
             b: geometry
+        }
+    });
+    
+    // Create another process which chains the previous one and execute it
+    buffer = client.getProcess('opengeo', 'JTS:buffer');
+    buffer.execute({
+        inputs: {
+            geom: intersect.output(),
+            distance: 1
         },
         success: function(outputs) {
             // outputs.result is a feature or an array of features for spatial
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/WPSProcess.js b/lib/OpenLayers/WPSProcess.js
index 400a2eb455..7344df5768 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/WPSProcess.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/WPSProcess.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  */
 
 /**
- * Class: OpenLayers.WPSProces
+ * Class: OpenLayers.WPSProcess
  */
 OpenLayers.WPSProcess = OpenLayers.Class({
     
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ OpenLayers.WPSProcess = OpenLayers.Class({
      * {<OpenLayers.Events>}
      *
      * Supported event types:
-     * describeprocess - fires when the process description is available
+     * describeprocess - Fires when the process description is available for
+     *     the first time.
      */
     events: null,
     
@@ -57,6 +58,20 @@ OpenLayers.WPSProcess = OpenLayers.Class({
      */
     formats: null,
     
+    /**
+     * Property: chained
+     * {Integer} Number of chained processes for pending execute reqeusts that
+     * don't have a full configuration yet.
+     */
+    chained: 0,
+    
+    /**
+     * Property: executeCallbacks
+     * {Array} Callbacks waiting to be executed until all chained processes
+     * are configured;
+     */
+    executeCallbacks: null,
+    
     /**
      * Constructor: OpenLayers.WPSProcess
      *
@@ -74,6 +89,7 @@ OpenLayers.WPSProcess = OpenLayers.Class({
         OpenLayers.Util.extend(this, options);
         
         this.events = new OpenLayers.Events(this);
+        this.executeCallbacks = [];
         
         this.formats = {
             'application/wkt': new OpenLayers.Format.WKT(),
@@ -86,17 +102,38 @@ OpenLayers.WPSProcess = OpenLayers.Class({
      * Issues a DescribeProcess request asynchronously and fires the
      * 'describeprocess' event as soon as the response is available in
      * <description>.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * options - {Object} Coniguration for the method call
+     *
+     * Available options:
+     * callback - {Function} Callback to execute when the description is
+     *     available. Will be called with the parsed description as argument.
+     *     Optional.
+     * scope - {Object} The scope in which the callback will be executed.
+     *     Default is the global object.
      */
-    describe: function() {
+    describe: function(options) {
+        options = options || {};
+        function callback() {
+            if (options.callback) {
+                window.setTimeout(function() {
+                    options.callback.call(options.scope, this.description);
+                }, 0);
+            }
+        }
         var server = this.client.servers[this.server];
         if (this.description !== null) {
+            callback();
             return;
         } else if (server.describeProcessResponse[this.identifier] === null) {
             // pending request
+            this.events.register('describeprocess', this, callback);
             return;
         } else if (this.identifier in server.describeProcessResponse) {
             // process description already cached on client
             this.parseDescription();
+            callback();
             return;
         }
         // set to null so we know a describeFeature request is pending
@@ -109,14 +146,21 @@ OpenLayers.WPSProcess = OpenLayers.Class({
                 REQUEST: 'DescribeProcess',
                 IDENTIFIER: this.identifier
             },
-            success: this.parseDescription,
+            success: function(response) {
+                this.parseDescription(response);
+                if (options.callback) {
+                    options.callback.call(options.scope, this.description);
+                }
+            },
             scope: this
         });
     },
     
     /**
-     * APIMethod: execute
-     * Executes the process
+     * APIMethod: configure
+     * Configure the process, but do not execute it. Use this for processes
+     * that are chained as input of a different process by means of the
+     * <output> method.
      *
      * Parameters:
      * options - {Object}
@@ -126,20 +170,18 @@ OpenLayers.WPSProcess = OpenLayers.Class({
      *     For spatial data inputs, the value of an input is usually an
      *     <OpenLayers.Geometry>, an <OpenLayers.Feature.Vector> or an array of
      *     geometries or features.
-     * success - {Function} Callback to call when the process is complete.
-     *     This function is called with an outputs object as argument, which
-     *     will have a 'result' property. For processes that generate spatial
-     *     output, this will either be a single <OpenLayers.Feature.Vector> or
-     *     an array of features.
-     * scope - {Object} Optional scope for the success callback.
+     * callback - {Function} Callback to call when the configuration is
+     *     complete. Optional.
+     * scope - {Object} Optional scope for the callback.
      */
-    execute: function(options) {
+    configure: function(options) {
         if (!this.description) {
-            this.events.register('describeprocess', this, function execute() {
-                this.events.unregister('describeprocess', this, execute);
-                this.execute(options);
+            this.describe({
+                callback: function() {
+                    this.configure(options);
+                },
+                scope: this
             });
-            this.describe();
             return;
         }
         var description = this.description,
@@ -149,26 +191,105 @@ OpenLayers.WPSProcess = OpenLayers.Class({
             input = description.dataInputs[i];
             this.setInputData(input, inputs[input.identifier]);
         }
-        //TODO For now we only handle responseForm with a single output
-        this.setResponseForm();
-        OpenLayers.Request.POST({
-            url: this.client.servers[this.server].url,
-            data: new OpenLayers.Format.WPSExecute().write(this.description),
-            success: function(response) {
-                var mimeType = this.findMimeType(this.description.processOutputs[0].complexOutput);
-                var features = this.formats[mimeType].read(response.responseText);
-                if (options.success) {
-                    options.success.call(options.scope, {
-                        result: features
+        if (options.callback) {
+            options.callback.call(options.scope);
+        }
+    },
+    
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: execute
+     * Configures and executes the process
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * options - {Object}
+     *
+     * Available options:
+     * inputs - {Object} The inputs for the process, keyed by input identifier.
+     *     For spatial data inputs, the value of an input is usually an
+     *     <OpenLayers.Geometry>, an <OpenLayers.Feature.Vector> or an array of
+     *     geometries or features.
+     * output - {String} The identifier of an output to parse. Optional. If not
+     *     provided, the first output will be parsed.
+     * success - {Function} Callback to call when the process is complete.
+     *     This function is called with an outputs object as argument, which
+     *     will have a 'result' property. For processes that generate spatial
+     *     output, this will either be a single <OpenLayers.Feature.Vector> or
+     *     an array of features.
+     * scope - {Object} Optional scope for the success callback.
+     */
+    execute: function(options) {
+        this.configure({
+            inputs: options.inputs,
+            callback: function() {
+                var me = this;
+                //TODO For now we only deal with a single output
+                var output = this.getOutputIndex(
+                    me.description.processOutputs, options.output
+                );
+                me.setResponseForm({outputIndex: output});
+                (function callback() {
+                    OpenLayers.Util.removeItem(me.executeCallbacks, callback);
+                    if (me.chained !== 0) {
+                        me.executeCallbacks.push(callback);
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    OpenLayers.Request.POST({
+                        url: me.client.servers[me.server].url,
+                        data: new OpenLayers.Format.WPSExecute().write(me.description),
+                        success: function(response) {
+                            var mimeType = me.findMimeType(
+                                me.description.processOutputs[output].complexOutput.supported.formats
+                            );
+                            //TODO For now we assume a spatial output
+                            var features = me.formats[mimeType].read(response.responseText);
+                            if (options.success) {
+                                options.success.call(options.scope, {
+                                    result: features
+                                });
+                            }
+                        },
+                        scope: me
                     });
-                }
+                })();
             },
             scope: this
         });
     },
     
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: output
+     * Chain an output of a configured process (see <configure>) as input to
+     * another process.
+     *
+     * (code)
+     * intersect = client.getProcess('opengeo', 'JTS:intersection');    
+     * intersect.configure({
+     *     // ...
+     * });
+     * buffer = client.getProcess('opengeo', 'JTS:buffer');
+     * buffer.execute({
+     *     inputs: {
+     *         geom: intersect.output(), // <-- here we're chaining
+     *         distance: 1
+     *     },
+     *     // ...
+     * });
+     * (end)
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * identifier - {String} Identifier of the output that we're chaining. If
+     *     not provided, the first output will be used.
+     */
+    output: function(identifier) {
+        return new OpenLayers.WPSProcess.ChainLink({
+            process: this,
+            output: identifier
+        });
+    },
+    
     /**
      * Method: parseDescription
+     * Parses the DescribeProcess response
      *
      * Parameters:
      * response - {Object}
@@ -197,15 +318,37 @@ OpenLayers.WPSProcess = OpenLayers.Class({
      */
     setInputData: function(input, data) {
         // clear any previous data
-        input.data = {};
-        if (data) {
+        delete input.data;
+        delete input.reference;
+        if (data instanceof OpenLayers.WPSProcess.ChainLink) {
+            ++this.chained;
+            input.reference = {
+                method: 'POST',
+                href: data.process.server === this.server ?
+                    //TODO what about implementations other than GeoServer?
+                    'http://geoserver/wps' :
+                    this.client.servers[data.process.server].url
+            };
+            data.process.describe({
+                callback: function() {
+                    --this.chained;
+                    this.chainProcess(input, data);
+                },
+                scope: this
+            });
+        } else {
+            input.data = {};
             var complexData = input.complexData;
             if (complexData) {
-                var format = this.findMimeType(complexData);
+                var format = this.findMimeType(complexData.supported.formats);
                 input.data.complexData = {
                     mimeType: format,
                     value: this.formats[format].write(this.toFeatures(data))
                 };
+            } else {
+                input.data.literalData = {
+                    value: data
+                };
             }
         }
     },
@@ -213,17 +356,81 @@ OpenLayers.WPSProcess = OpenLayers.Class({
     /**
      * Method: setResponseForm
      * Sets the responseForm property of the <execute> payload.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * options - {Object} See below.
+     *
+     * Available options:
+     * outputIndex - {Integer} The index of the output to use. Optional.
+     * supportedFormats - {Object} Object with supported mime types as key,
+     *     and true as value for supported types. Optional.
      */
-    setResponseForm: function() {
-        output = this.description.processOutputs[0];
+    setResponseForm: function(options) {
+        options = options || {};
+        output = this.description.processOutputs[options.outputIndex || 0];
         this.description.responseForm = {
             rawDataOutput: {
                 identifier: output.identifier,
-                mimeType: this.findMimeType(output.complexOutput)
+                mimeType: this.findMimeType(output.complexOutput.supported.formats, options.supportedFormats)
             }
         };
     },
     
+    /**
+     * Method: getOutputIndex
+     * Gets the index of a processOutput by its identifier
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * outputs - {Array} The processOutputs array to look at
+     * identifier - {String} The identifier of the output
+     *
+     * Returns
+     * {Integer} The index of the processOutput with the provided identifier
+     *     in the outputs array.
+     */
+    getOutputIndex: function(outputs, identifier) {
+        var output;
+        if (identifier) {
+            for (var i=outputs.length-1; i>=0; --i) {
+                if (outputs[i].identifier === identifier) {
+                    output = i;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            output = 0;
+        }
+        return output;
+    },
+    
+    /**
+     * Method: chainProcess
+     * Sets a fully configured chained process as input for this process.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * input - {Object} The dataInput that the chained process provides.
+     * chainLink - {<OpenLayers.WPSProcess.ChainLink} The process to chain.
+     */
+    chainProcess: function(input, chainLink) {
+        var output = this.getOutputIndex(
+            chainLink.process.description.processOutputs, chainLink.output
+        );
+        input.reference.mimeType = this.findMimeType(
+            input.complexData.supported.formats,
+            chainLink.process.description.processOutputs[output].complexOutput.supported.formats
+        );
+        var formats = {};
+        formats[input.reference.mimeType] = true;
+        chainLink.process.setResponseForm({
+            outputIndex: output,
+            supportedFormats: formats
+        });
+        input.reference.body = chainLink.process.description;
+        while (this.executeCallbacks.length > 0) {
+            this.executeCallbacks[0]();
+        }
+    },
+    
     /**
      * Method: toFeatures
      * Converts spatial input into features so it can be processed by
@@ -256,16 +463,19 @@ OpenLayers.WPSProcess = OpenLayers.Class({
      * Finds a supported mime type.
      *
      * Parameters:
-     * complex - {Object} A complexData or complexOutput object from the
-     *     process description.
+     * sourceFormats - {Object} An object literal with mime types as key and
+     *     true as value for supported formats.
+     * targetFormats - {Object} Like <sourceFormats>, but optional to check for
+     *     supported mime types on a different target than this process.
+     *     Default is to check against this process's supported formats.
      *
      * Returns:
      * {String} A supported mime type.
      */
-    findMimeType: function(complex) {
-        var formats = complex.supported.formats;
-        for (var f in formats) {
-            if (f in this.formats) {
+    findMimeType: function(sourceFormats, targetFormats) {
+        targetFormats = targetFormats || this.formats;
+        for (var f in sourceFormats) {
+            if (f in targetFormats) {
                 return f;
             }
         }
@@ -274,3 +484,18 @@ OpenLayers.WPSProcess = OpenLayers.Class({
     CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.WPSProcess"
     
 });
+
+/**
+ * Class: OpenLayers.WPSProcess.ChainLink
+ */
+OpenLayers.WPSProcess.ChainLink = OpenLayers.Class({
+    
+    process: null,
+    
+    output: null,
+    
+    initialize: function(options) {
+        OpenLayers.Util.extend(this, options);
+    }
+    
+});