A telescopic column for height-adjustable furniture, said telescopic column extending along a longitudinal axis from a first end to a second end of said telescopic column, comprising: - an outer elongated tube fixedly arranged at said second end of said telescopic column, - an inner elongated tube having a top end and bottom end, wherein said top end defines said first end of the telescopic column, and wherein the inner elongated tube is sized and adapted to move into and out of said outer tube, drivable by a driving unit along said longitudinal axis between a maximum height and a minimum height, - and an intermediate element having a lower portion being sized and adapted to engage the outer tube from the inside thereof, a middle portion being sized and adapted to be fitted into the inner tube and engage the inner tube from the inside thereof, and an upper portion being sized and adapted to be remain within the inner tube, so as to provide for stability, wherein said intermediate element is passively moved by means of the inner tube when said telescopic column is moved between said maximum height and said minimum height, wherein the telescopic column further comprises a housing adapted to be fastened to a table top, wherein a top end of the inner elongated tube and a top end of the outer elongated tube are accommodatable within the housing, and characterized in that said housing is further adapted to allow a worm screw to enter the housing while being driven from a motor positioned substantially external to the housing, and in that said bottom end of the inner tube is adapted to interact with the lower portion of the intermediate element so as to move the intermediate element during a contraction stroke. - an outer elongated tube fixedly arranged at said second end of said telescopic column, - an inner elongated tube having a top end and bottom end, wherein said top end defines said first end of the telescopic column, and wherein the inner elongated tube is sized and adapted to move into and out of said outer tube, drivable by a driving unit along said longitudinal axis between a maximum height and a minimum height, - and an intermediate element having a lower portion being sized and adapted to engage the outer tube from the inside thereof, a middle portion being sized and adapted to be fitted into the inner tube and engage the inner tube from the inside thereof, and an upper portion being sized and adapted to be remain within the inner tube, so as to provide for stability, wherein said intermediate element is passively moved by means of the inner tube when said telescopic column is moved between said maximum height and said minimum height, wherein the telescopic column further comprises a housing adapted to be fastened to a table top, wherein a top end of the inner elongated tube and a top end of the outer elongated tube are accommodatable within the housing, and characterized in that said housing is further adapted to allow a worm screw to enter the housing while being driven from a motor positioned substantially external to the housing, and in that said bottom end of the inner tube is adapted to interact with the lower portion of the intermediate element so as to move the intermediate element during a contraction stroke. wherein said intermediate element is passively moved by means of the inner tube when said telescopic column is moved between said maximum height and said minimum height, wherein the telescopic column further comprises a housing adapted to be fastened to a table top, wherein a top end of the inner elongated tube and a top end of the outer elongated tube are accommodatable within the housing, and characterized in that said housing is further adapted to allow a worm screw to enter the housing while being driven from a motor positioned substantially external to the housing, and in that said bottom end of the inner tube is adapted to interact with the lower portion of the intermediate element so as to move the intermediate element during a contraction stroke.