An image forming apparatus includes a body housing with an inner space, and an image forming unit. The body housing includes a front cover, a top cover, and an interlocking mechanism. The interlocking mechanism lifts a front end of the top cover by a predetermined distance in association with an operation of opening the front cover from a state that the top cover and the front cover are closed. The interlocking mechanism holds a closed state of the top cover for a period until the front cover is closed from a state that the top cover is closed and the front cover is opened.