Seating furniture piece (1) with a seat surface (2) and a leg-rest (4) able to pivot outwards about a pivot axis (13), wherein the chair can be pivoted between a sitting and a lying position, for which purpose the seat surface (2) can be shifted to the rear relative to a fixed frame (3), and the leg-rest (4) is coupled to the seat surface (2) in such a manner that it is pivoted when the seat surface (2) is shifted to the rear. The leg-rest (4) comprises a gear (11) and teeth (12) are arranged on the front frame of the seat surface (2), the teeth (Z) meshing with the gear (11) to pivot the leg-rest about the pivot axis (13).