Connecting fitting

The invention relates to a connecting fitting (1) for detachably fixing a panel-shaped furniture item, in particular a front panel (4), to a further panel-shaped furniture item, in particular a lateral wall frame (8) of a drawer (5) that for said purpose is angular, preferably rectangular. The connecting fitting comprises a carrier device (2), which is provided with an abutment that detachably engages with a locking device (3), wherein the locking device has the following features: a mounting base portion (21) extending perpendicularly to the mounting surface (16), wherein a locking lever (22) acted upon by a spring (28) is movably articulated on the mounting base portion and under spring force can be moved from a release position into a locking position and against the spring force out of the locking position back into the release position; the locking lever has a hook portion (23), which is used to engage the corresponding abutment, preferably the pin (13), in the locking position on the carrier device (2). The locking lever (22) is articulated with a pivot bearing (24) on the mounting base portion (21). The connecting fitting is characterised by a refined arrangement of the release lever on the construction.