An apparatus for retracting a movable furniture part, in particular a sliding door, to a middle position, comprising - a carrier which is displaceably guided in a housing of the apparatus and a displaceably guided middle slide which is coupled thereto; - two displaceably guided side slides (40, 50) which are spaced from each other in the X direction, wherein the side slides (40, 50) are coupled to each other via an energy storage assembly, the force of which acts from the one of the side slides (40, 50) in the direction of the other of the side slides (40, 50), wherein - one control slider (400, 500) is provided for each of the side slides (40, 50), by means of which temporarily the side slide (40, 50), in whose direction the middle slide moves, is coupled to the middle slide in the case of movement of the middle slide from the middle position, characterized in that - the control sliders (400, 500) are respectively guided in a control slider guide slot (42, 52) of the side slides (40, 50) in a direction transversely to the movement direction X and respectively comprise a coupling pin (401, 501) with which they engage in a coupling slot (35, 36) of the middle slide for coupling the middle slide with the respective side slide (40, 50), and respectively comprise a guide pin (402, 502) with which they respectively engage in a control track (15, 16) of the housing, - the control track (15, 16) comprises at least one section extending transversely to the movement direction X, - the other of the side slides (40, 50) that is not coupled to the middle slide is temporarily fixed to the housing by means of the control sliders (400, 500), and that - the side slides (40, 50) are coupled to each other by a damping device, by means of which a movement of the side slides (40, 50) towards each other is dampened, wherein - the damping device comprises at least one cylinder and a piston rod, and wherein - the at least one cylinder is coupled to one of the side slides (40, 50) and the piston rod is coupled to the other one of the side slides (40, 50), wherein the side slides (40, 50) comprise receivers (43, 53) in their respective inner region, and wherein one of the receivers (43, 53) is configured to latch into a head of the piston rod and the other one of the receivers (43, 53) is arranged to connect the cylinder to the other one of the side slides (40, 50). - a carrier which is displaceably guided in a housing of the apparatus and a displaceably guided middle slide which is coupled thereto; - two displaceably guided side slides (40, 50) which are spaced from each other in the X direction, wherein the side slides (40, 50) are coupled to each other via an energy storage assembly, the force of which acts from the one of the side slides (40, 50) in the direction of the other of the side slides (40, 50), wherein - one control slider (400, 500) is provided for each of the side slides (40, 50), by means of which temporarily the side slide (40, 50), in whose direction the middle slide moves, is coupled to the middle slide in the case of movement of the middle slide from the middle position, characterized in that - the control sliders (400, 500) are respectively guided in a control slider guide slot (42, 52) of the side slides (40, 50) in a direction transversely to the movement direction X and respectively comprise a coupling pin (401, 501) with which they engage in a coupling slot (35, 36) of the middle slide for coupling the middle slide with the respective side slide (40, 50), and respectively comprise a guide pin (402, 502) with which they respectively engage in a control track (15, 16) of the housing, - the control track (15, 16) comprises at least one section extending transversely to the movement direction X, - the other of the side slides (40, 50) that is not coupled to the middle slide is temporarily fixed to the housing by means of the control sliders (400, 500), and that - the side slides (40, 50) are coupled to each other by a damping device, by means of which a movement of the side slides (40, 50) towards each other is dampened, wherein - the damping device comprises at least one cylinder and a piston rod, and wherein - the at least one cylinder is coupled to one of the side slides (40, 50) and the piston rod is coupled to the other one of the side slides (40, 50), wherein the side slides (40, 50) comprise receivers (43, 53) in their respective inner region, and wherein one of the receivers (43, 53) is configured to latch into a head of the piston rod and the other one of the receivers (43, 53) is arranged to connect the cylinder to the other one of the side slides (40, 50).