Disclosed is a fastening device (1) for releasably mounting a front cover (101) on a drawer (102), in particular on a side wall (100) of the drawer. The fastening device comprises: at least one furniture fitting (2) that is pre-assembled on the front cover (101); a catching mechanism (10) that is associated with the drawer (102) and includes a movable catching element (11) which accommodates the furniture fitting (2) when the furniture fitting (2) is inserted; and a pulling mechanism (30) that pulls the furniture fitting (2) towards the drawer (102) under the effect of a spring. The disclosed fastening device (1) is characterized in that a positioning contour (12) and a movable positioning member (4) are provided to move the catching element (11), and the positioning member (4) and the positioning contour (12) at least temporarily rest against each other under the effect of a spring (32).