diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GML/Base.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GML/Base.js
index b7608e354e..2b23d27540 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GML/Base.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GML/Base.js
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GML.Base = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
         }
         return OpenLayers.Format.XML.prototype.readNode.apply(this, [node, obj]);
     },
-
+    
     /**
      * Property: readers
      * Contains public functions, grouped by namespace prefix, that will
@@ -241,6 +241,15 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GML.Base = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
      */
     readers: {
         "gml": {
+            // Part of the v3 spec, but defined here for common readers.
+            // Read-only for now.
+            "_srsReferenceGroup": function(node, obj, container) {
+                var dim = parseInt(node.getAttribute("srsDimension"), 10) ||
+                    (container && container.srsDimension);
+                if (dim) {
+                    obj.srsDimension = dim;
+                }
+            },
             "featureMember": function(node, obj) {
                 this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
             },
@@ -309,6 +318,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GML.Base = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
             },
             "MultiPoint": function(node, container) {
                 var obj = {components: []};
+                this.readers.gml._srsReferenceGroup.apply(this, [node, obj, container]);
                 this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
                 container.components = [
                     new OpenLayers.Geometry.MultiPoint(obj.components)
@@ -319,6 +329,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GML.Base = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
             },
             "LineString": function(node, container) {
                 var obj = {};
+                this.readers.gml._srsReferenceGroup.apply(this, [node, obj, container]);
                 this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
                 if(!container.components) {
                     container.components = [];
@@ -329,6 +340,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GML.Base = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
             },
             "MultiLineString": function(node, container) {
                 var obj = {components: []};
+                this.readers.gml._srsReferenceGroup.apply(this, [node, obj, container]);
                 this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
                 container.components = [
                     new OpenLayers.Geometry.MultiLineString(obj.components)
@@ -339,6 +351,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GML.Base = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
             },
             "Polygon": function(node, container) {
                 var obj = {outer: null, inner: []};
+                this.readers.gml._srsReferenceGroup.apply(this, [node, obj, container]);
                 this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
                 obj.inner.unshift(obj.outer);
                 if(!container.components) {
@@ -350,6 +363,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GML.Base = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
             },
             "LinearRing": function(node, obj) {
                 var container = {};
+                this.readers.gml._srsReferenceGroup.apply(this, [node, container]);
                 this.readChildNodes(node, container);
                 obj.components = [new OpenLayers.Geometry.LinearRing(
                     container.points
@@ -357,6 +371,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GML.Base = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
             },
             "MultiPolygon": function(node, container) {
                 var obj = {components: []};
+                this.readers.gml._srsReferenceGroup.apply(this, [node, obj, container]);
                 this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
                 container.components = [
                     new OpenLayers.Geometry.MultiPolygon(obj.components)
@@ -367,6 +382,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GML.Base = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
             },
             "GeometryCollection": function(node, container) {
                 var obj = {components: []};
+                this.readers.gml._srsReferenceGroup.apply(this, [node, obj, container]);
                 this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
                 container.components = [
                     new OpenLayers.Geometry.Collection(obj.components)
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GML/v3.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GML/v3.js
index 5be52970f9..c1f0945acd 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GML/v3.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GML/v3.js
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GML.v3 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.GML.Base, {
             },
             "Curve": function(node, container) {
                 var obj = {points: []};
+                this.readers.gml._srsReferenceGroup.apply(this, [node, obj, container]);
                 this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
                 if(!container.components) {
                     container.components = [];
@@ -135,7 +136,8 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GML.v3 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.GML.Base, {
                     this.regExes.trimSpace, ""
                 );
                 var coords = str.split(this.regExes.splitSpace);
-                var dim = parseInt(node.getAttribute("dimension")) || 2;
+                var dim = obj.srsDimension ||
+                    parseInt(node.getAttribute("dimension") || node.getAttribute("srsDimension"), 10) || 2;
                 var j, x, y, z;
                 var numPoints = coords.length / dim;
                 var points = new Array(numPoints);
@@ -172,6 +174,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GML.v3 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.GML.Base, {
             },
             "MultiCurve": function(node, container) {
                 var obj = {components: []};
+                this.readers.gml._srsReferenceGroup.apply(this, [node, obj, container]);
                 this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
                 if(obj.components.length > 0) {
                     container.components = [
@@ -184,6 +187,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GML.v3 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.GML.Base, {
             },
             "MultiSurface": function(node, container) {
                 var obj = {components: []};
+                this.readers.gml._srsReferenceGroup.apply(this, [node, obj, container]);
                 this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
                 if(obj.components.length > 0) {
                     container.components = [
diff --git a/tests/Format/GML/cases.js b/tests/Format/GML/cases.js
index 258c570416..88499cdc3d 100644
--- a/tests/Format/GML/cases.js
+++ b/tests/Format/GML/cases.js
@@ -198,14 +198,19 @@ var cases = {
             ])
         ])
     ]),
-
+    
     "v2/box-coord.xml": new OpenLayers.Bounds(1, 2, 3, 4),
     
-    "v2/box-coordinates.xml": new OpenLayers.Bounds(1, 2, 3, 4)
+    "v2/box-coordinates.xml": new OpenLayers.Bounds(1, 2, 3, 4),
+    
+    "v3/linestring3d.xml": new OpenLayers.Geometry.LineString([
+        new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(1, 2, 3),
+        new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(4, 5, 6)
+    ])
     
 };
 
-// cases for v3 use the same geometries
+// some cases for v3 use the same geometries
 OpenLayers.Util.extend(cases, {
     "v3/point.xml": cases["v2/point-coordinates.xml"],
     "v3/linestring.xml": cases["v2/linestring-coordinates.xml"],
diff --git a/tests/Format/GML/v3.html b/tests/Format/GML/v3.html
index 9e6c5b8482..92f2154917 100644
--- a/tests/Format/GML/v3.html
+++ b/tests/Format/GML/v3.html
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
             "v2/linestring-coord.xml", "v2/linestring-coordinates.xml",
             "v2/multipoint-coord.xml", "v2/multipoint-coordinates.xml",
             "v2/multilinestring-coord.xml", "v2/multilinestring-coordinates.xml",
-            "v3/point.xml", "v3/linestring.xml", "v3/curve.xml",
-            "v3/polygon.xml", "v3/surface.xml",
+            "v3/point.xml", "v3/linestring.xml", "v3/linestring3d.xml",
+            "v3/curve.xml", "v3/polygon.xml", "v3/surface.xml",
             "v3/multipoint-singular.xml", "v3/multipoint-plural.xml",
             "v3/multilinestring-singular.xml", "v3/multilinestring-plural.xml",
             "v3/multicurve-singular.xml", "v3/multicurve-curve.xml",
@@ -332,6 +332,11 @@
   <gml:posList>1 2 3 4</gml:posList>
 </gml:LineString>
 --></div>
+<div id="v3/linestring3d.xml"><!--
+<gml:LineString xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="foo" srsDimension="3">
+  <gml:posList>1 2 3 4 5 6</gml:posList>
+</gml:LineString>
+--></div>
 <div id="v3/curve.xml"><!--
 <gml:Curve xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" srsName="foo">
     <gml:segments>