Emergency stop for a linear actuator system comprising; a housing, an activation button adapted for activating a circuit breaker, where the activation button has a neutral position and an emergency position, the emergency stop further comprising: a spring for spring-loading the activation button for retaining it in the neutral position, a latching mechanism adapted for retaining the activation button in the emergency position once it has entered this position, a release mechanism adapted to unlatch the latching mechanism, characterized in that the spring-loaded activation button is pivotally connected to the housing and arranged to pivot between the neutral position and the emergency position, where the spring-loaded activation button comprises an arm (26,27) having one end attached to the underside of the spring-loaded activation button, where the housing comprises a wall piece (35,36) adapted for engaging a free end of the arm (26,27), and where the latching mechanism comprises: a protruding part (61,62) on the arm (26,27) and a receiving part (39,40) on the wall piece (35,36), where the protruding part (61,62) and the receiving part (39,40) are unlatched when the activation button is in the neutral position and latched when the activation button is in the emergency position, and where the release mechanism comprises a reactivation button (14,15) movable between a first and second position, where the reactivation button (14,15) unlatches the latching mechanism by disengaging the protruding part (61,62) from the receiving part (39,40) when the reactivation button (14,15) is moved from the first position to the second position. a housing, an activation button adapted for activating a circuit breaker, where the activation button has a neutral position and an emergency position, the emergency stop further comprising: a spring for spring-loading the activation button for retaining it in the neutral position, a latching mechanism adapted for retaining the activation button in the emergency position once it has entered this position, a release mechanism adapted to unlatch the latching mechanism, a spring for spring-loading the activation button for retaining it in the neutral position, a latching mechanism adapted for retaining the activation button in the emergency position once it has entered this position, a release mechanism adapted to unlatch the latching mechanism, characterized in that the spring-loaded activation button is pivotally connected to the housing and arranged to pivot between the neutral position and the emergency position, where the spring-loaded activation button comprises an arm (26,27) having one end attached to the underside of the spring-loaded activation button, where the housing comprises a wall piece (35,36) adapted for engaging a free end of the arm (26,27), and where the latching mechanism comprises: a protruding part (61,62) on the arm (26,27) and a receiving part (39,40) on the wall piece (35,36), where the protruding part (61,62) and the receiving part (39,40) are unlatched when the activation button is in the neutral position and latched when the activation button is in the emergency position, and where the release mechanism comprises a reactivation button (14,15) movable between a first and second position, a protruding part (61,62) on the arm (26,27) and a receiving part (39,40) on the wall piece (35,36), where the protruding part (61,62) and the receiving part (39,40) are unlatched when the activation button is in the neutral position and latched when the activation button is in the emergency position, and where the release mechanism comprises a reactivation button (14,15) movable between a first and second position, where the reactivation button (14,15) unlatches the latching mechanism by disengaging the protruding part (61,62) from the receiving part (39,40) when the reactivation button (14,15) is moved from the first position to the second position.