diff --git a/src/Types/GeometryCollection.php b/src/Types/GeometryCollection.php
index 35f093f7..15bdeb38 100755
--- a/src/Types/GeometryCollection.php
+++ b/src/Types/GeometryCollection.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 use Countable;
 use GeoJson\Feature\FeatureCollection;
 use GeoJson\GeoJson;
+use GeoJson\Geometry\GeometryCollection as GeometryGeometryCollection;
 use Grimzy\LaravelMysqlSpatial\Exceptions\InvalidGeoJsonException;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Support\Arrayable;
 use InvalidArgumentException;
@@ -129,10 +130,19 @@ public static function fromJson($geoJson)
             $geoJson = GeoJson::jsonUnserialize(json_decode($geoJson));
         }
 
-        if (!is_a($geoJson, FeatureCollection::class)) {
-            throw new InvalidGeoJsonException('Expected '.FeatureCollection::class.', got '.get_class($geoJson));
+        if (is_a($geoJson, FeatureCollection::class)) {
+            return self::featureCollectionFromJson($geoJson);
         }
 
+        if (is_a($geoJson, GeometryGeometryCollection::class)) {
+            return self::geometryCollectionFromJson($geoJson);
+        }
+
+        throw new InvalidGeoJsonException('Expected '.FeatureCollection::class.' or '.GeometryGeometryCollection::class.', got '.get_class($geoJson));
+    }
+
+    protected static function featureCollectionFromJson(FeatureCollection $geoJson)
+    {
         $set = [];
         foreach ($geoJson->getFeatures() as $feature) {
             $set[] = parent::fromJson($feature);
@@ -141,6 +151,16 @@ public static function fromJson($geoJson)
         return new self($set);
     }
 
+    protected static function geometryCollectionFromJson(GeometryGeometryCollection $geoJson)
+    {
+        $set = [];
+        foreach ($geoJson->getGeometries() as $feature) {
+            $set[] = parent::fromJson($feature);
+        }
+
+        return new self($set);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Convert to GeoJson GeometryCollection that is jsonable to GeoJSON.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Types/GeometryCollectionTest.php b/tests/Unit/Types/GeometryCollectionTest.php
index a0d6f016..ea2f57f4 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Types/GeometryCollectionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Types/GeometryCollectionTest.php
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public function testArrayAccess()
         $geometryCollection[] = 1;
     }
 
-    public function testFromJson()
+    public function testFeatureCollectionFromJson()
     {
         $geometryCollection = GeometryCollection::fromJson('{"type":"FeatureCollection","features":[{"type":"Feature","properties":{},"geometry":{"type":"Point","coordinates":[1,2]}},{"type":"Feature","properties":{},"geometry":{"type":"Point","coordinates":[3,4]}}]}');
         $this->assertInstanceOf(GeometryCollection::class, $geometryCollection);
@@ -131,11 +131,22 @@ public function testInvalidGeoJsonException()
     {
         $this->assertException(
             \Grimzy\LaravelMysqlSpatial\Exceptions\InvalidGeoJsonException::class,
-            sprintf('Expected %s, got %s', GeoJson\Feature\FeatureCollection::class, GeoJson\Geometry\Point::class)
+            sprintf('Expected %s or %s, got %s', GeoJson\Feature\FeatureCollection::class, GeoJson\Geometry\GeometryCollection::class, GeoJson\Geometry\Point::class)
         );
         GeometryCollection::fromJson('{"type":"Point","coordinates":[3.4,1.2]}');
     }
 
+    public function testGeometryCollectionFromJson()
+    {
+        $geometryCollection = GeometryCollection::fromJson('{"type":"GeometryCollection","geometries":[{"type":"Point","coordinates":[30,30]},{"type":"LineString","coordinates":[[0,0],[10,10],[20,20]]}]}');
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(GeometryCollection::class, $geometryCollection);
+        $geometryCollectionPoints = $geometryCollection->getGeometries();
+        $this->assertEquals(2, count($geometryCollectionPoints));
+        $this->assertEquals(new Point(30, 30), $geometryCollectionPoints[0]);
+        $this->assertEquals(new LineString([new Point(0, 0), new Point(10, 10), new Point(20, 20)]), $geometryCollectionPoints[1]);
+        $this->assertJsonStringEqualsJsonString('{"type":"GeometryCollection","geometries":[{"type":"Point","coordinates":[30,30]},{"type":"LineString","coordinates":[[0,0],[10,10],[20,20]]}]}', $geometryCollection->toJson());
+    }
+
     private function getGeometryCollection()
     {
         return new GeometryCollection([$this->getLineString(), $this->getPoint()]);