diff --git a/src/ol/proj.js b/src/ol/proj.js
index 763d0210b0..cd0fefea0e 100644
--- a/src/ol/proj.js
+++ b/src/ol/proj.js
@@ -498,6 +498,105 @@ export function transformWithProjections(point, sourceProjection, destinationPro
   return transformFunc(point);
 }
 
+/**
+ * @type {Projection}
+ */
+let userProjection = null;
+
+/**
+ * Set the projection for coordinates supplied from and returned by API methods.
+ * Note that this method is not yet a part of the stable API.  Support for user
+ * projections is not yet complete and should be considered experimental.
+ * @param {ProjectionLike} projection The user projection.
+ */
+export function setUserProjection(projection) {
+  userProjection = get(projection);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Clear the user projection if set.  Note that this method is not yet a part of
+ * the stable API.  Support for user projections is not yet complete and should
+ * be considered experimental.
+ */
+export function clearUserProjection() {
+  userProjection = null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the projection for coordinates supplied from and returned by API methods.
+ * Note that this method is not yet a part of the stable API.  Support for user
+ * projections is not yet complete and should be considered experimental.
+ * @returns {Projection} The user projection (or null if not set).
+ */
+export function getUserProjection() {
+  return userProjection;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Use geographic coordinates (WGS-84 datum) in API methods.  Note that this
+ * method is not yet a part of the stable API.  Support for user projections is
+ * not yet complete and should be considered experimental.
+ */
+export function useGeographic() {
+  setUserProjection('EPSG:4326');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Return a coordinate transformed into the user projection.  If no user projection
+ * is set, the original coordinate is returned.
+ * @param {Array<number>} coordinate Input coordinate.
+ * @param {ProjectionLike} sourceProjection The input coordinate projection.
+ * @returns {Array<number>} The input coordinate in the user projection.
+ */
+export function toUserCoordinate(coordinate, sourceProjection) {
+  if (!userProjection) {
+    return coordinate;
+  }
+  return transform(coordinate, sourceProjection, userProjection);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Return a coordinate transformed from the user projection.  If no user projection
+ * is set, the original coordinate is returned.
+ * @param {Array<number>} coordinate Input coordinate.
+ * @param {ProjectionLike} destProjection The destination projection.
+ * @returns {Array<number>} The input coordinate transformed.
+ */
+export function fromUserCoordinate(coordinate, destProjection) {
+  if (!userProjection) {
+    return coordinate;
+  }
+  return transform(coordinate, userProjection, destProjection);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Return an extent transformed into the user projection.  If no user projection
+ * is set, the original extent is returned.
+ * @param {import("./extent.js").Extent} extent Input extent.
+ * @param {ProjectionLike} sourceProjection The input extent projection.
+ * @returns {import("./extent.js").Extent} The input extent in the user projection.
+ */
+export function toUserExtent(extent, sourceProjection) {
+  if (!userProjection) {
+    return extent;
+  }
+  return transformExtent(extent, sourceProjection, userProjection);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Return an extent transformed from the user projection.  If no user projection
+ * is set, the original extent is returned.
+ * @param {import("./extent.js").Extent} extent Input extent.
+ * @param {ProjectionLike} destProjection The destination projection.
+ * @returns {import("./extent.js").Extent} The input extent transformed.
+ */
+export function fromUserExtent(extent, destProjection) {
+  if (!userProjection) {
+    return extent;
+  }
+  return transformExtent(extent, userProjection, destProjection);
+}
+
 /**
  * Add transforms to and from EPSG:4326 and EPSG:3857.  This function is called
  * by when this module is executed and should only need to be called again after
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/proj.test.js b/test/spec/ol/proj.test.js
index 797a5a66d4..986767ad2d 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/proj.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/proj.test.js
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 import {
+  useGeographic,
+  getUserProjection,
+  setUserProjection,
+  clearUserProjection,
+  toUserCoordinate,
+  fromUserCoordinate,
+  toUserExtent,
+  fromUserExtent,
   addCommon,
   clearAllProjections,
   equivalent,
@@ -22,9 +30,114 @@ describe('ol.proj', function() {
 
   afterEach(function() {
     clearAllProjections();
+    clearUserProjection();
     addCommon();
   });
 
+  describe('useGeographic()', function() {
+    it('sets the user projection to Geographic/WGS-84', function() {
+      useGeographic();
+      const projection = getUserProjection();
+      expect(projection).to.be(getProjection('EPSG:4326'));
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('getUserProjection()', function() {
+    it('returns null by default', function() {
+      expect(getUserProjection()).to.be(null);
+    });
+
+    it('returns the user projection if set', function() {
+      const projection = getProjection('EPSG:4326');
+      setUserProjection(projection);
+      expect(getUserProjection()).to.be(projection);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('setUserProjection()', function() {
+    it('accepts a string identifier', function() {
+      const projection = getProjection('EPSG:4326');
+      setUserProjection('EPSG:4326');
+      expect(getUserProjection()).to.be(projection);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('clearUserProjection()', function() {
+    it('clears the user projection', function() {
+      useGeographic();
+      clearUserProjection();
+      expect(getUserProjection()).to.be(null);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('toUserCoordinate()', function() {
+    it('transforms a point to the user projection', function() {
+      useGeographic();
+      const coordinate = fromLonLat([-110, 45]);
+      const user = toUserCoordinate(coordinate, 'EPSG:3857');
+      const transformed = transform(coordinate, 'EPSG:3857', 'EPSG:4326');
+      expect(user).to.eql(transformed);
+      expect(user).not.to.eql(coordinate);
+    });
+
+    it('returns the original if no user projection is set', function() {
+      const coordinate = fromLonLat([-110, 45]);
+      const user = toUserCoordinate(coordinate, 'EPSG:3857');
+      expect(user).to.be(coordinate);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('fromUserCoordinate()', function() {
+    it('transforms a point from the user projection', function() {
+      useGeographic();
+      const user = [-110, 45];
+      const coordinate = fromUserCoordinate(user, 'EPSG:3857');
+      const transformed = transform(user, 'EPSG:4326', 'EPSG:3857');
+      expect(coordinate).to.eql(transformed);
+      expect(user).not.to.eql(coordinate);
+    });
+
+    it('returns the original if no user projection is set', function() {
+      const user = fromLonLat([-110, 45]);
+      const coordinate = fromUserCoordinate(user, 'EPSG:3857');
+      expect(coordinate).to.be(user);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('toUserExtent()', function() {
+    it('transforms an extent to the user projection', function() {
+      useGeographic();
+      const extent = transformExtent([-110, 45, -100, 50], 'EPSG:4326', 'EPSG:3857');
+      const user = toUserExtent(extent, 'EPSG:3857');
+      const transformed = transformExtent(extent, 'EPSG:3857', 'EPSG:4326');
+      expect(user).to.eql(transformed);
+      expect(user).not.to.eql(extent);
+    });
+
+    it('returns the original if no user projection is set', function() {
+      const extent = transformExtent([-110, 45, -100, 50], 'EPSG:4326', 'EPSG:3857');
+      const user = toUserExtent(extent, 'EPSG:3857');
+      expect(user).to.be(extent);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('fromUserExtent()', function() {
+    it('transforms an extent from the user projection', function() {
+      useGeographic();
+      const user = [-110, 45, -100, 50];
+      const extent = fromUserExtent(user, 'EPSG:3857');
+      const transformed = transformExtent(user, 'EPSG:4326', 'EPSG:3857');
+      expect(extent).to.eql(transformed);
+      expect(extent).not.to.eql(user);
+    });
+
+    it('returns the original if no user projection is set', function() {
+      const user = transformExtent([-110, 45, -100, 50], 'EPSG:4326', 'EPSG:3857');
+      const extent = fromUserExtent(user, 'EPSG:3857');
+      expect(extent).to.be(user);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('toLonLat()', function() {
     const cases = [{
       from: [0, 0],