diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/opf3.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/opf3.py
index 108d3215a7..a8a16e74ad 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/opf3.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/opf3.py
@@ -621,13 +621,51 @@ def set_rating(root, prefixes, refines, val):
             remove_element(meta, refines)
     if val:
         ensure_prefix(root, prefixes, 'calibre', CALIBRE_PREFIX)
-    m = XPath('./opf:metadata')(root)[0]
-    if val:
+        m = XPath('./opf:metadata')(root)[0]
         d = m.makeelement(OPF('meta'), attrib={'property':'calibre:rating'})
         d.text = '%.2g' % val
         m.append(d)
 # }}}
 
+# Series {{{
+
+def read_series(root, prefixes, refines):
+    series_index = 1.0
+    for meta in XPath('./opf:metadata/opf:meta[@property="belongs-to-collection" and @id]')(root):
+        val = (meta.text or '').strip()
+        if val:
+            props = properties_for_id(meta.get('id'), refines)
+            if props.get('collection-type') == 'series':
+                try:
+                    series_index = float(props.get('group-position').strip())
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+                return normalize_whitespace(val), series_index
+    for si in XPath('./opf:metadata/opf:meta[@name="calibre:series_index"]/@content')(root):
+        try:
+            series_index = float(si)
+            break
+        except:
+            pass
+    for s in XPath('./opf:metadata/opf:meta[@name="calibre:series"]/@content')(root):
+        s = normalize_whitespace(s)
+        if s:
+            return s, series_index
+    return None, series_index
+
+def set_series(root, prefixes, refines, series, series_index):
+    for meta in XPath('./opf:metadata/opf:meta[@name="calibre:series" or @name="calibre:series_index"]')(root):
+        remove_element(meta, refines)
+    for meta in XPath('./opf:metadata/opf:meta[@property="belongs-to-collection"]')(root):
+        remove_element(meta, refines)
+    m = XPath('./opf:metadata')(root)[0]
+    if series:
+        d = m.makeelement(OPF('meta'), attrib={'property':'belongs-to-collection'})
+        d.text = series
+        m.append(d)
+        set_refines(d, refines, refdef('collection-type', 'series'), refdef('group-position', '%.2g' % series_index))
+# }}}
+
 def read_metadata(root):
     ans = Metadata(_('Unknown'), [_('Unknown')])
     prefixes, refines = read_prefixes(root), read_refines(root)
@@ -663,6 +701,9 @@ def read_metadata(root):
     ans.publisher = read_publisher(root, prefixes, refines) or ans.publisher
     ans.tags = read_tags(root, prefixes, refines) or ans.tags
     ans.rating = read_rating(root, prefixes, refines) or ans.rating
+    s, si = read_series(root, prefixes, refines)
+    if s:
+        ans.series, ans.series_index = s, si
     return ans
 
 def get_metadata(stream):
@@ -685,6 +726,7 @@ def apply_metadata(root, mi, cover_prefix='', cover_data=None, apply_null=False,
     set_publisher(root, prefixes, refines, mi.publisher)
     set_tags(root, prefixes, refines, mi.tags)
     set_rating(root, prefixes, refines, mi.rating)
+    set_series(root, prefixes, refines, mi.series, mi.series_index)
 
     pretty_print_opf(root)
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/opf3_test.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/opf3_test.py
index 7629f7e2fe..a6ef06b8ea 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/opf3_test.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/opf3_test.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from calibre.ebooks.metadata.opf3 import (
     read_book_producers, set_book_producers, read_timestamp, set_timestamp,
     read_pubdate, set_pubdate, CALIBRE_PREFIX, read_last_modified, read_comments,
     set_comments, read_publisher, set_publisher, read_tags, set_tags, read_rating,
-    set_rating
+    set_rating, read_series, set_series
 )
 
 TEMPLATE = '''<package xmlns="http://www.idpf.org/2007/opf" version="3.0" prefix="calibre: %s" unique-identifier="uid"><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:opf="http://www.idpf.org/2007/opf">{metadata}</metadata></package>''' % CALIBRE_PREFIX  # noqa
@@ -220,6 +220,21 @@ class TestOPF3(unittest.TestCase):
         self.ae(1, st(root,1))
     # }}}
 
+    def test_series(self):  # {{{
+        def rt(root):
+            return read_series(root, read_prefixes(root), read_refines(root))
+        def st(root, val, i):
+            set_series(root, read_prefixes(root), read_refines(root), val, i)
+            return rt(root)
+        root = self.get_opf('''<meta name="calibre:series" content="xxx"/><meta name="calibre:series_index" content="5"/>''')
+        self.ae(('xxx', 5), rt(root))
+        root = self.get_opf('''<meta name="calibre:series" content="xxx"/><meta name="calibre:series_index" content="5"/>'''
+                            '<meta property="belongs-to-collection" id="c02">yyy</meta><meta refines="#c02" property="collection-type">series</meta>'
+                            '<meta refines="#c02" property="group-position">2.1</meta>')
+        self.ae(('yyy', 2.1), rt(root))
+        self.ae(('zzz', 3.3), st(root, 'zzz', 3.3))
+    # }}}
+
 # Run tests {{{
 
 def suite():