Operating device for an electrical domestic appliance, the operating device having: - a flat and planar sensor component carrier (22, 122) with a front side (23, 123) and a rear side (24, 124), wherein at least one capacitive sensor element (20, 120) is arranged on the front side (23, 123), - a further basic component carrier with electrical circuit components thereon, - a holding device (30, 130) for the sensor component carrier (22, 122) being mounted to the basic component carrier, wherein - the sensor component carrier (22, 122) has a planar extension with one extension direction and end edges (25, 125), wherein the extension direction runs from one end edge (25, 125) to the other end edge (25, 125) such that the end edges (25, 125) extend transversely to the extension direction, - the sensor component carrier (22, 122) is narrower along the direction of extension at the front side (23, 123) than at the rear side (24, 124) in such a way that the rear side (24, 124) projects beyond the front side (23, 123) at both end edges (25, 125) in the projection onto the sensor component carrier (22, 122), - the holding device (30, 130) extends essentially on or below the rear side (24, 124) of the sensor component carrier (22, 122) and has holding projections (28, 128), - the holding device (30, 130) partially overlaps the end edges (25, 125) or the end edge faces (26, 126) of the sensor component carrier (22, 122) on opposite sides of the sensor component carrier (22, 122) with in each case at least one of the holding projections (28, 128) and holds the sensor component carrier (22, 122) positively in the direction perpendicular to its surface, characterized in that - the holding device (30, 130) does not completely overlap the end edges (25, 125) or the end edge faces (26, 126) as far as the front side (23, 123), - the front side (23, 123) of the sensor component carrier (22, 122) is higher in a direction from the basic component carrier to the sensor component carrier (22, 122) than any part of the holding device (30, 130) including the holding projections (28, 128). - a flat and planar sensor component carrier (22, 122) with a front side (23, 123) and a rear side (24, 124), wherein at least one capacitive sensor element (20, 120) is arranged on the front side (23, 123), - a further basic component carrier with electrical circuit components thereon, - a holding device (30, 130) for the sensor component carrier (22, 122) being mounted to the basic component carrier, - the sensor component carrier (22, 122) has a planar extension with one extension direction and end edges (25, 125), wherein the extension direction runs from one end edge (25, 125) to the other end edge (25, 125) such that the end edges (25, 125) extend transversely to the extension direction, - the sensor component carrier (22, 122) is narrower along the direction of extension at the front side (23, 123) than at the rear side (24, 124) in such a way that the rear side (24, 124) projects beyond the front side (23, 123) at both end edges (25, 125) in the projection onto the sensor component carrier (22, 122), - the holding device (30, 130) extends essentially on or below the rear side (24, 124) of the sensor component carrier (22, 122) and has holding projections (28, 128), - the holding device (30, 130) partially overlaps the end edges (25, 125) or the end edge faces (26, 126) of the sensor component carrier (22, 122) on opposite sides of the sensor component carrier (22, 122) with in each case at least one of the holding projections (28, 128) and holds the sensor component carrier (22, 122) positively in the direction perpendicular to its surface, - the holding device (30, 130) does not completely overlap the end edges (25, 125) or the end edge faces (26, 126) as far as the front side (23, 123), - the front side (23, 123) of the sensor component carrier (22, 122) is higher in a direction from the basic component carrier to the sensor component carrier (22, 122) than any part of the holding device (30, 130) including the holding projections (28, 128).