Seating and/or lounging furniture having - an extendable and retractable footrest that is coupled to a frame of the seating and/or lounging furniture via a linkage mechanism which is designed in the manner of a scissor mechanism and - a drive mechanism for extending and retracting the footrest, having - at least one first linkage which at a first end is articulatedly fastened to a first hinge point on the frame, and which has a second end with a second hinge point, - at least one second linkage which at a first end is articulatedly coupled to the first linkage at the second hinge point, and which has a second end that is coupled to a third hinge point that is provided on the linkage mechanism of the footrest, and - an actuator that is connected to the at least one first linkage for rotating the first linkage about the first hinge point, an actuation of the actuator causing an adjustment of the footrest between a retracted and an extended position, and - wherein the first and second hinge points (13, 411) define a first straight line, and the second and third hinge points (411, 30) define a second straight line, in the extended position the first and second straight lines enclosing an angle of 180° +/- 5°, preferably +/- 2°, and most preferably +/- 0.2°, relative to one another. - an extendable and retractable footrest that is coupled to a frame of the seating and/or lounging furniture via a linkage mechanism which is designed in the manner of a scissor mechanism and - a drive mechanism for extending and retracting the footrest, having - at least one first linkage which at a first end is articulatedly fastened to a first hinge point on the frame, and which has a second end with a second hinge point, - at least one second linkage which at a first end is articulatedly coupled to the first linkage at the second hinge point, and which has a second end that is coupled to a third hinge point that is provided on the linkage mechanism of the footrest, and - an actuator that is connected to the at least one first linkage for rotating the first linkage about the first hinge point, an actuation of the actuator causing an adjustment of the footrest between a retracted and an extended position, and - wherein the first and second hinge points (13, 411) define a first straight line, and the second and third hinge points (411, 30) define a second straight line, in the extended position the first and second straight lines enclosing an angle of 180° +/- 5°, preferably +/- 2°, and most preferably +/- 0.2°, relative to one another. - at least one first linkage which at a first end is articulatedly fastened to a first hinge point on the frame, and which has a second end with a second hinge point, - at least one second linkage which at a first end is articulatedly coupled to the first linkage at the second hinge point, and which has a second end that is coupled to a third hinge point that is provided on the linkage mechanism of the footrest, and - an actuator that is connected to the at least one first linkage for rotating the first linkage about the first hinge point, an actuation of the actuator causing an adjustment of the footrest between a retracted and an extended position, and - wherein the first and second hinge points (13, 411) define a first straight line, and the second and third hinge points (411, 30) define a second straight line, in the extended position the first and second straight lines enclosing an angle of 180° +/- 5°, preferably +/- 2°, and most preferably +/- 0.2°, relative to one another.