Can lid for a can, preferably configured as a beverage can and/or as a storage container for bulk material, comprising: at least one lid panel configured to delimit an upper side of the can, preferably by crimping an outer circumferential edge of the lid panel to a lateral wall of the can, the lid panel having at least one pouring opening through which a substance present in the can may be poured out; an actuating element disposed on an upper side of the lid panel which faces away from an interior of the can, when the can lid is attached thereto; and a closure element disposed on a lower side of the lid panel which faces an interior of the can, when the can lid is attached thereto, wherein the closure element is shiftable between a closed position, in which the closure element closes the pouring opening in a fluid-tight and/or gas-tight manner, and an open position, in which the pouring opening is at least partially uncovered, substantially translationally along the lid panel in a guided manner by means of the actuating element; wherein the closure element and the actuating element are made of a metallic material, preferably an aluminum material or tinplate; and wherein the closure element and the actuating element are fastened to one another by means of a connection, wherein the connection moves along a guide slot in the lid panel during shifting of the closure element from the closed position to the open position; characterized in that the distance between the actuating element and the closure element is fixed and/or not variable in the region of the connection; preferably wherein the connection is a riveted connection or a welded connection. at least one lid panel configured to delimit an upper side of the can, preferably by crimping an outer circumferential edge of the lid panel to a lateral wall of the can, the lid panel having at least one pouring opening through which a substance present in the can may be poured out; an actuating element disposed on an upper side of the lid panel which faces away from an interior of the can, when the can lid is attached thereto; and a closure element disposed on a lower side of the lid panel which faces an interior of the can, when the can lid is attached thereto, wherein the closure element is shiftable between a closed position, in which the closure element closes the pouring opening in a fluid-tight and/or gas-tight manner, and an open position, in which the pouring opening is at least partially uncovered, substantially translationally along the lid panel in a guided manner by means of the actuating element; wherein the closure element and the actuating element are made of a metallic material, preferably an aluminum material or tinplate; and wherein the closure element and the actuating element are fastened to one another by means of a connection, wherein the connection moves along a guide slot in the lid panel during shifting of the closure element from the closed position to the open position; characterized in that the distance between the actuating element and the closure element is fixed and/or not variable in the region of the connection; preferably wherein the connection is a riveted connection or a welded connection.