Apparatus for aligning sheet-like media, in particular notes of value, having a support region, on which the at least one sheet-like medium to be aligned rests, a first alignment element, a second alignment element which is movable in the direction of the first alignment element and counter to said direction and which, in order to align the sheet-like medium as it moves in the direction of the first alignment element, makes contact with an edge of said sheet-like medium and displaces the sheet-like medium in the direction of the first alignment element and/or rotates the sheet-like medium such that at least one corner of the sheet-like medium moves in the direction of the first alignment element, and a drive unit for moving the second alignment element, wherein at least one sensor for detecting the presence of a sheet-like medium in its detection region, the position of the sheet-like medium and/or the alignment of the sheet-like medium on the support region is provided, and the drive unit moves the second alignment element in order to align the sheet-like medium depending on the detected presence, the detected position and/or the detected alignment, wherein the sensor is fixedly connected to the second alignment element, and wherein the sensor is a first sensor, wherein at least one second sensor, which is connected fixedly to the second alignment element, for detecting the presence of a sheet-like medium in its detection region, the position of the sheet-like medium and/or the alignment of the sheet-like medium on the support region is provided, and in that a control unit activates the drive unit in such a manner that the latter moves, in particular activates, the second alignment element together with the sensors (120, 122) depending on the presence, detected with the aid of the second sensor, the position, detected with the aid of the second sensor, and/or the alignment, detected with the aid of the second sensor, in such a manner that the drive unit moves the second alignment element together with the sensors (120, 122) in the direction of the first alignment element until the two sensors (120, 122) detect the presence of a sheet-like medium in their respective detection regions, wherein the second alignment element has a substantially flat contact surface which makes contact with the sheet-like medium during the alignment, characterized in that the drive unit moves the second alignment element for aligning the sheet-like medium in the direction of the normal vector of the contact surface. having a support region, on which the at least one sheet-like medium to be aligned rests, a first alignment element, a second alignment element which is movable in the direction of the first alignment element and counter to said direction and which, in order to align the sheet-like medium as it moves in the direction of the first alignment element, makes contact with an edge of said sheet-like medium and displaces the sheet-like medium in the direction of the first alignment element and/or rotates the sheet-like medium such that at least one corner of the sheet-like medium moves in the direction of the first alignment element, and a drive unit for moving the second alignment element, wherein at least one sensor for detecting the presence of a sheet-like medium in its detection region, the position of the sheet-like medium and/or the alignment of the sheet-like medium on the support region is provided, and the drive unit moves the second alignment element in order to align the sheet-like medium depending on the detected presence, the detected position and/or the detected alignment, wherein the sensor is fixedly connected to the second alignment element, and wherein the sensor is a first sensor, wherein at least one second sensor, which is connected fixedly to the second alignment element, for detecting the presence of a sheet-like medium in its detection region, the position of the sheet-like medium and/or the alignment of the sheet-like medium on the support region is provided, and in that a control unit activates the drive unit in such a manner that the latter moves, in particular activates, the second alignment element together with the sensors (120, 122) depending on the presence, detected with the aid of the second sensor, the position, detected with the aid of the second sensor, and/or the alignment, detected with the aid of the second sensor, in such a manner that the drive unit moves the second alignment element together with the sensors (120, 122) in the direction of the first alignment element until the two sensors (120, 122) detect the presence of a sheet-like medium in their respective detection regions, wherein the second alignment element has a substantially flat contact surface which makes contact with the sheet-like medium during the alignment, characterized in that the drive unit moves the second alignment element for aligning the sheet-like medium in the direction of the normal vector of the contact surface.