A hydraulic circuit for an operating table includes a hydraulic unit, a first hydraulic cylinder with a first chamber defined at least partially by a first leading active surface and a second hydraulic cylinder with a second chamber defined at least partially by a second leading active surface wherein: in a control operating mode of the hydraulic circuit, the first chamber is in fluid communication with only the second chamber, and in a maintenance operating mode of the hydraulic circuit, the first chamber and the second chamber are in fluid communication with the hydraulic unit.
