The invention relates to a device for supporting both arms (4) of a user (2). The device has - two arm support elements (6) with respective arm shells (10) for placing a respective arm (4), - at least one passive actuator (26), - which is designed to apply a force to at least one of the arm support elements (6), and - at least one counter bearing (14) for the force to be applied, - said counter bearing having at least one counter bearing element (16) and - at least two force transmission elements (18) which are designed to transmit a counter force from a respective arm support element of the arm support elements to the counter bearing element (16), wherein the force transmission elements (18) are arranged on the counter bearing element (16) in a movable manner relative to the counter bearing element (16), in particular in a rotatable manner about at least one rotational axis.
