diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/locationtech/jts/io/gml2/GMLReader.java b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/locationtech/jts/io/gml2/GMLReader.java
index 7bef25880f..6f43e1198b 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/locationtech/jts/io/gml2/GMLReader.java
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/locationtech/jts/io/gml2/GMLReader.java
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 import java.io.Reader;
 import java.io.StringReader;
 
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+import javax.xml.XMLConstants;
 import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
 import javax.xml.parsers.SAXParser;
 import javax.xml.parsers.SAXParserFactory;
@@ -25,6 +29,8 @@
 import org.locationtech.jts.geom.PrecisionModel;
 import org.xml.sax.InputSource;
 import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
+import org.xml.sax.SAXNotRecognizedException;
+import org.xml.sax.SAXNotSupportedException;
 import org.xml.sax.helpers.DefaultHandler;
 
 
@@ -105,6 +111,15 @@ public Geometry read(Reader reader, GeometryFactory geometryFactory) throws SAXE
 
 		fact.setNamespaceAware(false);
 		fact.setValidating(false);
+		// Harden against XXE, as GML is often read from untrusted sources.
+		try {
+			fact.setFeature(XMLConstants.FEATURE_SECURE_PROCESSING, true);
+			fact.setFeature("http://apache.org/xml/features/disallow-doctype-decl", true);
+		}
+		catch (SAXNotRecognizedException | SAXNotSupportedException | ParserConfigurationException e) {
+			Logger.getLogger(GMLReader.class.getName())
+					.log(Level.WARNING, "SAX parser does not support XXE hardening", e);
+		}
 
 		SAXParser parser = fact.newSAXParser();
 
diff --git a/modules/core/src/test/java/org/locationtech/jts/io/gml2/GMLReaderTest.java b/modules/core/src/test/java/org/locationtech/jts/io/gml2/GMLReaderTest.java
index debbb660da..96ddaddf4c 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/test/java/org/locationtech/jts/io/gml2/GMLReaderTest.java
+++ b/modules/core/src/test/java/org/locationtech/jts/io/gml2/GMLReaderTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package org.locationtech.jts.io.gml2;
 
+import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
 
 import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
 
@@ -126,4 +128,37 @@ private void checkRead(String gml, String wktExpected, int srid) {
     checkEqual(expected, g);
     assertEquals("SRID incorrect - ", srid, g.getSRID());
   }
+
+  public void testExternalEntityIsNotResolved() throws Exception {
+    File secretFile = File.createTempFile("jts-xxe", ".txt");
+    String secret = "JTS-XXE-CANARY-SECRET";
+    Files.write(secretFile.toPath(), secret.getBytes("UTF-8"));
+    try {
+      String gml = "<?xml version=\"1.0\"?>\n"
+          + "<!DOCTYPE foo [ <!ENTITY xxe SYSTEM \"" + secretFile.toURI() + "\"> ]>\n"
+          + "<gml:Point><gml:coordinates>&xxe;</gml:coordinates></gml:Point>";
+      String observed;
+      try {
+        observed = String.valueOf(new GMLReader().read(gml, null));
+      }
+      catch (Exception e) {
+        observed = String.valueOf(e.getMessage());
+      }
+      assertFalse(observed.contains(secret));
+    }
+    finally {
+      secretFile.delete();
+    }
+  }
+
+  public void testDoctypeIsRejected() throws Exception {
+    String gml = "<?xml version=\"1.0\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE foo>\n"
+        + "<gml:Point><gml:coordinates>5,10</gml:coordinates></gml:Point>";
+    try {
+      new GMLReader().read(gml, null);
+      fail("expected a DOCTYPE to be rejected");
+    }
+    catch (Exception e) {
+    }
+  }
 }