An open roof construction for a vehicle, having an opening (1) in its fixed roof (2), comprises a stationary part (3) to be attached to the vehicle roof and at least one closure element (4) which is movably supported by said stationary part. A rear guide track (7) is mounted at least substantially rearward of the roof opening. The closure element (4) is supported by a rear support (9) including a lifting device (10) and a guiding device (11) for engagement in said rear guide track (7) upon rearward movement of the closure element (4). The lifting device (10) includes a height-adjustable, in particular rotatable, movable element (16; 23) which has a forcing mechanism (12) determining the position of the lifting device (10). The lifting device (10) is movably connected to the stationary part (3) and includes a guide track (18) for the guiding device (11) that is connected to the closure element (4), which guide track (18) of the lifting device (10) connects to the rear guide track (7) during at least a part of the rearward movement of the closure element (4) to allow the guiding device (11) thereof to move between the guide track (18) of the lifting device (10) and the rear guide track (7). At least the forcing mechanism (12), the guiding device (11), and the rear guide track (7) are arranged such with respect to each other that they are substantially in the same lateral position.