diff --git a/geojson/feature.go b/geojson/feature.go
index dea91f4..33a439a 100644
--- a/geojson/feature.go
+++ b/geojson/feature.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func (f *Feature) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("geojson: not a feature: type=%s", jf.Type)
 	}
 
-	if jf.Geometry == nil || jf.Geometry.Coordinates == nil {
+	if jf.Geometry == nil || (jf.Geometry.Coordinates == nil && jf.Geometry.Geometries == nil) {
 		return ErrInvalidGeometry
 	}
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (f *Feature) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 		Type:       jf.Type,
 		Properties: jf.Properties,
 		BBox:       jf.BBox,
-		Geometry:   jf.Geometry.Coordinates,
+		Geometry:   jf.Geometry.Geometry(),
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/geojson/feature_test.go b/geojson/feature_test.go
index 549837e..726d39d 100644
--- a/geojson/feature_test.go
+++ b/geojson/feature_test.go
@@ -146,6 +146,23 @@ func TestUnmarshalFeature(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestUnmarshalFeature_GeometryCollection(t *testing.T) {
+	rawJSON := `
+	  { "type": "Feature",
+	    "geometry": {"type":"GeometryCollection","geometries":[{"type": "Point", "coordinates": [102.0, 0.5]}]}
+	  }`
+
+	f, err := UnmarshalFeature([]byte(rawJSON))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unmarshal error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	wantType := orb.Collection{}.GeoJSONType()
+	if f.Geometry.GeoJSONType() != wantType {
+		t.Fatalf("invalid GeoJSONType: %v", f.Geometry.GeoJSONType())
+	}
+}
+
 func TestUnmarshalFeature_missingGeometry(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("empty geometry", func(t *testing.T) {
 		rawJSON := `{ "type": "Feature", "geometry": {} }`