diff --git a/externs/olx.js b/externs/olx.js
index 527850e10b..9c4bccc627 100644
--- a/externs/olx.js
+++ b/externs/olx.js
@@ -2285,7 +2285,8 @@ olx.format.WFSWriteGetFeatureOptions.prototype.resultType;
  *     srsName: (string|undefined),
  *     handle: (string|undefined),
  *     nativeElements: Array.<Object>,
- *     gmlOptions: (olx.format.GMLOptions|undefined)}}
+ *     gmlOptions: (olx.format.GMLOptions|undefined),
+ *     version: (string|undefined)}}
  */
 olx.format.WFSWriteTransactionOptions;
 
@@ -2347,6 +2348,15 @@ olx.format.WFSWriteTransactionOptions.prototype.nativeElements;
 olx.format.WFSWriteTransactionOptions.prototype.gmlOptions;
 
 
+/**
+ * WFS version to use for the transaction. Can be either `1.0.0` or `1.1.0`.
+ * Default is `1.1.0`.
+ * @type {string|undefined}
+ * @api
+ */
+olx.format.WFSWriteTransactionOptions.prototype.version;
+
+
 /**
  * @typedef {{splitCollection: (boolean|undefined)}}
  */
diff --git a/src/ol/format/wfs.js b/src/ol/format/wfs.js
index 814d3ee5c9..dcba956592 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/wfs.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/wfs.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ goog.provide('ol.format.WFS');
 
 goog.require('ol');
 goog.require('ol.asserts');
+goog.require('ol.format.GML2');
 goog.require('ol.format.GML3');
 goog.require('ol.format.GMLBase');
 goog.require('ol.format.filter');
@@ -53,7 +54,8 @@ ol.format.WFS = function(opt_options) {
    * @type {string}
    */
   this.schemaLocation_ = options.schemaLocation ?
-      options.schemaLocation : ol.format.WFS.SCHEMA_LOCATION;
+      options.schemaLocation :
+          ol.format.WFS.SCHEMA_LOCATIONS[ol.format.WFS.DEFAULT_VERSION];
 
   ol.format.XMLFeature.call(this);
 };
@@ -88,12 +90,23 @@ ol.format.WFS.OGCNS = 'http://www.opengis.net/ogc';
 ol.format.WFS.WFSNS = 'http://www.opengis.net/wfs';
 
 
+/**
+ * @const
+ * @type {Object.<string, string>}
+ */
+ol.format.WFS.SCHEMA_LOCATIONS = {
+  '1.1.0': 'http://www.opengis.net/wfs ' +
+      'http://schemas.opengis.net/wfs/1.1.0/wfs.xsd',
+  '1.0.0': 'http://www.opengis.net/wfs ' +
+      'http://schemas.opengis.net/wfs/1.0.0/wfs.xsd'
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @const
  * @type {string}
  */
-ol.format.WFS.SCHEMA_LOCATION = 'http://www.opengis.net/wfs ' +
-    'http://schemas.opengis.net/wfs/1.1.0/wfs.xsd';
+ol.format.WFS.DEFAULT_VERSION = '1.1.0';
 
 
 /**
@@ -360,9 +373,14 @@ ol.format.WFS.writeFeature_ = function(node, feature, objectStack) {
   var context = objectStack[objectStack.length - 1];
   var featureType = context['featureType'];
   var featureNS = context['featureNS'];
+  var gmlVersion = context['gmlVersion'];
   var child = ol.xml.createElementNS(featureNS, featureType);
   node.appendChild(child);
-  ol.format.GML3.prototype.writeFeatureElement(child, feature, objectStack);
+  if (gmlVersion === 2) {
+    ol.format.GML2.prototype.writeFeatureElement(child, feature, objectStack);
+  } else {
+    ol.format.GML3.prototype.writeFeatureElement(child, feature, objectStack);
+  }
 };
 
 
@@ -433,7 +451,8 @@ ol.format.WFS.writeUpdate_ = function(node, feature, objectStack) {
       }
     }
     ol.xml.pushSerializeAndPop(/** @type {ol.XmlNodeStackItem} */ (
-        {node: node, 'srsName': context['srsName']}),
+      {'gmlVersion': context['gmlVersion'], node: node,
+        'srsName': context['srsName']}),
         ol.format.WFS.TRANSACTION_SERIALIZERS_,
         ol.xml.makeSimpleNodeFactory('Property'), values,
         objectStack);
@@ -450,14 +469,21 @@ ol.format.WFS.writeUpdate_ = function(node, feature, objectStack) {
  */
 ol.format.WFS.writeProperty_ = function(node, pair, objectStack) {
   var name = ol.xml.createElementNS(ol.format.WFS.WFSNS, 'Name');
+  var context = objectStack[objectStack.length - 1];
+  var gmlVersion = context['gmlVersion'];
   node.appendChild(name);
   ol.format.XSD.writeStringTextNode(name, pair.name);
   if (pair.value !== undefined && pair.value !== null) {
     var value = ol.xml.createElementNS(ol.format.WFS.WFSNS, 'Value');
     node.appendChild(value);
     if (pair.value instanceof ol.geom.Geometry) {
-      ol.format.GML3.prototype.writeGeometryElement(value,
-          pair.value, objectStack);
+      if (gmlVersion === 2) {
+        ol.format.GML2.prototype.writeGeometryElement(value,
+            pair.value, objectStack);
+      } else {
+        ol.format.GML3.prototype.writeGeometryElement(value,
+            pair.value, objectStack);
+      }
     } else {
       ol.format.XSD.writeStringTextNode(value, pair.value);
     }
@@ -851,8 +877,11 @@ ol.format.WFS.prototype.writeTransaction = function(inserts, updates, deletes,
     options) {
   var objectStack = [];
   var node = ol.xml.createElementNS(ol.format.WFS.WFSNS, 'Transaction');
+  var version = options.version ?
+        options.version : ol.format.WFS.DEFAULT_VERSION;
+  var gmlVersion = version === '1.0.0' ? 2 : 3;
   node.setAttribute('service', 'WFS');
-  node.setAttribute('version', '1.1.0');
+  node.setAttribute('version', version);
   var baseObj;
   /** @type {ol.XmlNodeStackItem} */
   var obj;
@@ -862,12 +891,13 @@ ol.format.WFS.prototype.writeTransaction = function(inserts, updates, deletes,
       node.setAttribute('handle', options.handle);
     }
   }
+  var schemaLocation = ol.format.WFS.SCHEMA_LOCATIONS[version];
   ol.xml.setAttributeNS(node, 'http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance',
-      'xsi:schemaLocation', this.schemaLocation_);
+      'xsi:schemaLocation', schemaLocation);
   if (inserts) {
     obj = {node: node, 'featureNS': options.featureNS,
       'featureType': options.featureType, 'featurePrefix': options.featurePrefix,
-      'srsName': options.srsName};
+      'gmlVersion': gmlVersion, 'srsName': options.srsName};
     ol.obj.assign(obj, baseObj);
     ol.xml.pushSerializeAndPop(obj,
         ol.format.WFS.TRANSACTION_SERIALIZERS_,
@@ -877,7 +907,7 @@ ol.format.WFS.prototype.writeTransaction = function(inserts, updates, deletes,
   if (updates) {
     obj = {node: node, 'featureNS': options.featureNS,
       'featureType': options.featureType, 'featurePrefix': options.featurePrefix,
-      'srsName': options.srsName};
+      'gmlVersion': gmlVersion, 'srsName': options.srsName};
     ol.obj.assign(obj, baseObj);
     ol.xml.pushSerializeAndPop(obj,
         ol.format.WFS.TRANSACTION_SERIALIZERS_,
@@ -887,7 +917,7 @@ ol.format.WFS.prototype.writeTransaction = function(inserts, updates, deletes,
   if (deletes) {
     ol.xml.pushSerializeAndPop({node: node, 'featureNS': options.featureNS,
       'featureType': options.featureType, 'featurePrefix': options.featurePrefix,
-      'srsName': options.srsName},
+      'gmlVersion': gmlVersion, 'srsName': options.srsName},
     ol.format.WFS.TRANSACTION_SERIALIZERS_,
     ol.xml.makeSimpleNodeFactory('Delete'), deletes,
     objectStack);
@@ -895,7 +925,7 @@ ol.format.WFS.prototype.writeTransaction = function(inserts, updates, deletes,
   if (options.nativeElements) {
     ol.xml.pushSerializeAndPop({node: node, 'featureNS': options.featureNS,
       'featureType': options.featureType, 'featurePrefix': options.featurePrefix,
-      'srsName': options.srsName},
+      'gmlVersion': gmlVersion, 'srsName': options.srsName},
     ol.format.WFS.TRANSACTION_SERIALIZERS_,
     ol.xml.makeSimpleNodeFactory('Native'), options.nativeElements,
     objectStack);
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/format/wfs.test.js b/test/spec/ol/format/wfs.test.js
index c0cd6ed5be..bb65e998fd 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/format/wfs.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/format/wfs.test.js
@@ -795,6 +795,50 @@ describe('ol.format.WFS', function() {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('when writing out a Transaction request', function() {
+    var text;
+    var filename = 'spec/ol/format/wfs/TransactionMultiVersion100.xml';
+    before(function(done) {
+      afterLoadText(filename, function(xml) {
+        text = xml;
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('handles the WFS version', function() {
+      var format = new ol.format.WFS();
+      var insertFeature = new ol.Feature({
+        the_geom: new ol.geom.LineString([[1.1, 2], [3, 4.2]]),
+        foo: 'bar',
+        nul: null
+      });
+      insertFeature.setGeometryName('the_geom');
+      var inserts = [insertFeature];
+      var updateFeature = new ol.Feature({
+        the_geom: new ol.geom.LineString([[1.1, 2], [3, 4.2]]),
+        foo: 'bar',
+        // null value gets Property element with no Value
+        nul: null,
+        // undefined value means don't create a Property element
+        unwritten: undefined
+      });
+      updateFeature.setId('fid.42');
+      var updates = [updateFeature];
+
+      var deleteFeature = new ol.Feature();
+      deleteFeature.setId('fid.37');
+      var deletes = [deleteFeature];
+      var serialized = format.writeTransaction(inserts, updates, deletes, {
+        featureNS: 'http://www.openplans.org/topp',
+        featureType: 'states',
+        featurePrefix: 'topp',
+        version: '1.0.0'
+      });
+
+      expect(serialized).to.xmleql(ol.xml.parse(text));
+    });
+  });
+
 
   describe('when writing out a GetFeature request', function() {
     var text;
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/format/wfs/TransactionMultiVersion100.xml b/test/spec/ol/format/wfs/TransactionMultiVersion100.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f67d61aea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/ol/format/wfs/TransactionMultiVersion100.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<Transaction xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/wfs" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" service="WFS" version="1.0.0" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.opengis.net/wfs http://schemas.opengis.net/wfs/1.0.0/wfs.xsd">
+    <Insert>
+        <states xmlns="http://www.openplans.org/topp">
+            <the_geom>
+                <LineString xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/gml">
+                    <coordinates decimal="." cs="," ts=" ">1.1,2 3,4.2</coordinates>
+                </LineString>
+            </the_geom>
+            <foo>bar</foo>
+        </states>
+    </Insert>
+    <Update xmlns:wfs="http://www.opengis.net/wfs" typeName="topp:states" xmlns:topp="http://www.openplans.org/topp">
+        <Property>
+            <Name>the_geom</Name>
+            <Value>
+                <LineString xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/gml">
+                    <coordinates decimal="." cs="," ts=" ">1.1,2 3,4.2</coordinates>
+                </LineString>
+            </Value>
+        </Property>
+        <Property>
+            <Name>foo</Name>
+            <Value>bar</Value>
+        </Property>
+        <Property>
+            <Name>nul</Name>
+        </Property>
+        <Filter xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/ogc">
+            <FeatureId fid="fid.42"/>
+        </Filter>
+    </Update>
+    <Delete xmlns:wfs="http://www.opengis.net/wfs" typeName="topp:states" xmlns:topp="http://www.openplans.org/topp">
+        <Filter xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/ogc">
+            <FeatureId fid="fid.37"/>
+        </Filter>
+    </Delete>
+</Transaction>