An arrangement with a cover for a vehicle roof. The rear region of said cover can be raised starting from a closed position using deployment means to open the roof opening, and the cover can be moved towards the rear over the vehicle roof into an open position. The deployment means have a slide movable in a guide rail in a vehicle longitudinal direction by means of a drive, said slide comprising a slide gate. The deployment means may further have a gate stationary relative to the guide rail. The deployment means additionally have a deployment rod movable in the vehicle longitudinal direction by means of the slide and which is coupled to the stationary gate by means of a first coupling element and to the slide gate by means of a second coupling element in the closed position of the roof.