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 define a first straight line, and the second and third hinge points 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 define a first straight line, and the second and third hinge points 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 define a first straight line, and the second and third hinge points 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. <EOS>