Abstract: A fixing element for securing a facing panel to a masonry and anchorable in an undercut of a drilled hole formed in the facing panel, has an expansion member with an expander cone, formed at an end thereof and a shank portion extendable beyond the rear surface of the facing panel and projecting into the masonry. Holding elements is formed on the shank portion to reliably fix the shank portion in the masonry, and an expansible sleeve is displaceable over the expander cone for anchoring the fixing element in the undercut of the hole drilled in the facing panel.