The invention relates to a braking device (17) for braking a traveling basket (9) of an
elevator system (1), comprising: a spring element (21) for applying a
spring force to a
brake lining (15); the main guide unit (25) is provided with a main guide shell (27) and a main guide
piston (29), the main guide
piston can move in the main guide shell, and a main guide containing cavity (37) filled with
brake fluid (35) is defined by the main guide
piston and the main guide shell; a slave unit (39), which has a slave housing (41) and a slave piston (43), which can be moved in the slave housing and which together with the slave housing encloses a slave chamber (47) filled with
brake fluid, a reaction force can be applied to the slave piston by enlarging the slave chamber, and the slave piston can be coupled to the
brake lining in such a way that the slave piston can be coupled to the
brake lining. Causing the reaction force to be transmitted to the
brake lining in a direction opposite to the
spring force; a hydraulic line (49) which connects the main chamber and the subordinate chamber; an
actuator (53) for moving the leading piston; a compensation container (67); and a control valve (61) which can be displaced between a shut-off position and a through-flow position and which has a first connection (63) which is connected to the compensation container and a second connection (65) which is connected to the primary chamber and / or the secondary chamber, the connections being separated from each other in the shut-off position and connected to each other in the through-flow position.