An assembly for a drug delivery device (1) comprises a drive member (17) which is adapted and arranged to be displaced in a dose setting direction for setting a dose of a drug (4) and to be displaced in a dose delivery direction for delivering the set dose of the drug (4). The assembly comprises a piston rod (7) which is adapted and arranged to be displaced in the dose delivery direction via mechanical interaction with the drive member (17) for delivering the set dose. The assembly comprises at least one resilient pre-delivery element (18), wherein the assembly is configured such that the resilient pre-delivery element (18) is biased when the drive member (17) is displaced in the dose setting direction for setting the dose, the biased resilient pre-delivery element (18) relaxes before the drive member (17) is displaced in the dose delivery direction for delivering the dose. When the resilient pre-delivery element (18) relaxes, the piston rod (7) is displaced with respect to the resilient pre-delivery element (18) in the dose delivery direction by a pre-delivery distance. Furthermore, a piston rod is provided.
