diff --git a/src/core/qgsjsonutils.h b/src/core/qgsjsonutils.h
index 9dca5a1bcb5..cb4f83a39e7 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsjsonutils.h
+++ b/src/core/qgsjsonutils.h
@@ -40,11 +40,13 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsJSONExporter
 
     /** Constructor for QgsJSONExporter.
      * @param vectorLayer associated vector layer (required for related attribute export)
-     * @param precision maximum number of decimal places to use for geometry coordinates
+     * @param precision maximum number of decimal places to use for geometry coordinates,
+     *  the RFC 7946 GeoJSON specification recommends limiting coordinate precision to 6
      */
-    QgsJSONExporter( const QgsVectorLayer* vectorLayer = nullptr, int precision = 17 );
+    QgsJSONExporter( const QgsVectorLayer* vectorLayer = nullptr, int precision = 6 );
 
     /** Sets the maximum number of decimal places to use in geometry coordinates.
+     * The RFC 7946 GeoJSON specification recommends limiting coordinate precision to 6
      * @param precision number of decimal places
      * @see precision()
      */
diff --git a/src/server/services/wfs/qgswfsgetfeature.cpp b/src/server/services/wfs/qgswfsgetfeature.cpp
index 9d465d59c99..7b3f006e18e 100644
--- a/src/server/services/wfs/qgswfsgetfeature.cpp
+++ b/src/server/services/wfs/qgswfsgetfeature.cpp
@@ -1088,7 +1088,10 @@ namespace QgsWfs
 
       QgsJSONExporter exporter;
       exporter.setSourceCrs( crs );
-      exporter.setPrecision( prec );
+      //QgsJSONExporter force transform geometry to ESPG:4326
+      //and the RFC 7946 GeoJSON specification recommends limiting coordinate precision to 6
+      Q_UNUSED( prec );
+      //exporter.setPrecision( prec );
 
       //copy feature so we can modify its geometry as required
       QgsFeature f( *feat );