diff --git a/examples/create_layers.yaml b/examples/create_layers.yaml
index e32b4a4..d52c376 100644
--- a/examples/create_layers.yaml
+++ b/examples/create_layers.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ common_items:
   # cache_age_max: 86400
   # Set projection policy for the layer
   projection_policy: FORCE_DECLARED
+  # bounding boxes as [minx, miny, maxx, maxy, srs]
+  # latlon_bbox: [15.3, 42.7, 57.1, 70.8, "EPSG:4326"]
+  # native_bbox: [-208000, 1072000, 6390000, 7926000, "EPSG:3067"]
 
 # Set the default and additional styles to the layer. The styles should already exist
 style:
diff --git a/georest/__init__.py b/georest/__init__.py
index e76fbc8..983227c 100644
--- a/georest/__init__.py
+++ b/georest/__init__.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     requests = None
 import trollsift
 from geoserver.catalog import Catalog, FailedRequestError
-from geoserver.support import DimensionInfo, write_string
+from geoserver.support import DimensionInfo, write_string, write_bbox
 
 from georest import utils
 
@@ -127,6 +127,16 @@ def add_layer_metadata(cat, workspace, layer_name, dimensions, meta, style=None)
     coverage = _add_cache_age_max(coverage, meta.get("cache_age_max", None))
     coverage = _add_projection_policy(coverage, meta.get("projection_policy", None))
 
+    # Add bounding boxes
+    coverage = _add_latlon_bbox(coverage, meta.get("latlon_bbox", None))
+    coverage = _add_native_bbox(coverage, meta.get("native_bbox", None))
+
+    # It seems that changing the native bbox somehow triggers the calculation
+    # of latlon bbox, so if both are specified we need to save twice
+    # to actually store both values
+    if "latlon_bbox" in meta and "native_bbox" in meta:
+        cat.save(coverage)
+
     # Save the added metadata
     cat.save(coverage)
 
@@ -232,6 +242,20 @@ def _add_projection_policy(coverage, projection_policy):
     return coverage
 
 
+def _add_latlon_bbox(coverage, latlon_bbox):
+    if latlon_bbox is None:
+        return coverage
+    coverage.latlon_bbox = latlon_bbox
+    return coverage
+
+
+def _add_native_bbox(coverage, native_bbox):
+    if native_bbox is None:
+        return coverage
+    coverage.native_bbox = native_bbox
+    return coverage
+
+
 def create_s3_layers(config):
     """Create all configured layers for S3 based imagery."""
     for layer_config in config["layers"]:
diff --git a/georest/tests/test_geoserver.py b/georest/tests/test_geoserver.py
index 7540e0e..4e07e81 100644
--- a/georest/tests/test_geoserver.py
+++ b/georest/tests/test_geoserver.py
@@ -86,7 +86,12 @@ def _create_extra_files(tempdir, files):
 CREATE_LAYERS_CONFIG = {
     "host": "host",
     "workspace": "workspace",
-    "common_items": {"cache_age_max": 86400, "projection_policy": "FORCE_DECLARED"},
+    "common_items": {
+        "cache_age_max": 86400,
+        "projection_policy": "FORCE_DECLARED",
+        "latlon_bbox": [10, 15, 20, 25, "EPSG:4326"],
+        "native_bbox": [1000, 1500, 2000, 2500, "EPSG:3067"],
+    },
     "properties": {"foo": {"bar": "baz"}},
     "dimensions": {
         "time_dimension": {