The invention relates to a drop protection (59) of a cock-less self-loading pistol (1) with a movable safety element (61), which can take a safety position, where it intervenes before firing of a shot into the path of a firing pin (17), and a release position, where it is located outside the path of movement of the firing pin (17), is characterized in that the safety element (61) catches the firing pin (17) after its forerun over a defined distance in safety position. The invention also relates to a self-loading pistol equipped with such a drop protection.