To provide a lubricant applying device which uniformly applies a solid lubricant to the entire area in the longitudinal direction of an applying brush roller or an applying means, and to provide an image forming apparatus provided with the lubricant applying device.

In the lubricant applying device 20 of the image forming apparatus, having the solid lubricant 22 and a pressure means 23 for pressurizing the solid lubricant 22 against the applying means 21, the applied amount of the solid lubricant 22 can be controlled by a longitudinal application area adjusting means for the solid lubricant 22 and a lubricant surface heating means.