A laundry treatment apparatus is disclosed. The laundry treatment apparatus includes a drawer configured to be pulled out from a cabinet, an introduction port provided in the upper surface of the drawer, a drum located in the drawer so as to communicate with the introduction port for providing a laundry receiving space, a driving shaft provided at the bottom surface of the drum, a driving unit for rotating the driving shaft, a push unit provided at the drawer for allowing external force to be applied thereto, a fastening unit performing a linear reciprocating motion in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the drawer is pulled out for selectively coupling the drawer to the cabinet, and a transfer unit for connecting the push unit and the fastening unit to each other and for separating the fastening unit from the cabinet when external force is applied to the push unit.