According to the technical scheme of the invention, an individually adjustable arm rest that allows a simple and user-friendly operation is provided. In this way, the invention relates to an arm rest arrangement (1) for a motor vehicle, which includes an arm rest (2). The arm rest (2) has a receptacle device (5) displaceable between a retracted position and an extended position in a displacing direction (C). An arm rest carrier (3) is arranged upon the arm rest (2). The arm rest is displaceable relative to the arm rest carrier (3) between an initial position and a final position in an adjusting direction (A) that is equidirectional to the displacing direction (C).