Lighting strip comprising LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes L j.i; j=1,2,...M; i=1,2,...N) or LED groups (G j, j=1, 2,...M), which are arranged along the longitudinal extension of the lighting strip, and a supply voltage line for operating the LEDs (L j.i) or LED groups (G j) with a supply voltage, wherein for each LED (L j.i) or LED group (G j) there is provided a circuit element (S j, j=1,2,...M) of the lighting strip connected to the supply voltage line for comparing a voltage present at a first input and at a second input of the circuit element (S j), and the circuit element (S j) is designed to apply the supply voltage to the LED (L j.i) or LED group (G j) respectively associated with it as a function of the difference between the voltages present at the first input and at the second input of the respective circuit element (S j), wherein the respective first input of the circuit elements (S j) is connected to a reference line of the lighting strip to which a DC voltage can be applied, which reference line is designed as a voltage divider for applying different reference voltages to the respective first input of the circuit elements (S j), and the respective second input of the circuit elements (S j) is connected to a turn-on line of the lighting strip to which a continuously rising turn-on voltage can be applied, and one end of the reference line is grounded and cutting regions (B j, j=1,2,...M) for severing the lighting strip are provided between two resistance elements (W j, W j+1) of the reference line, which is designed as a voltage divider, wherein each LED (L j.i) or LED group (G j) is assigned a grounding circuit (M j) of the lighting strip which is designed to connect the reference line between a cutting region (B j) and the LED (L j.i) or LED group (G j) remaining closest to the cutting region (B j) to ground as soon as an input line (EL j) of the lighting strip connected to the supply voltage line of the LED (L j.i) or LED group (G j) closest to the cutting region (B j) to be cut and crossing the cutting region (B j) is cut, characterized in that the grounding circuit (M j) comprises a first switching transistor and a second switching transistor, wherein the first switching transistor is connected by its drain terminal to the reference line of the LED (L j.i) or LED group (G j) remaining closest to the cutting region and its source terminal is connected to ground, and the gate terminal of the first switching transistor is connected, on the one hand, to the supply voltage line of the LED (L j.i) or LED group (G j) remaining closest to the cutting region (B j) and, on the other hand, to the drain terminal of the second switching transistor, wherein the gate terminal of the second switching transistor is connected to the supply voltage line of the LED (L j.i) or LED group (G j) remaining closest to the cutting region (B j) to be cut via the input line (EL j) crossing the cutting region (Bj), and the source terminal of the second switching transistor is connected to ground. wherein each LED (L j.i) or LED group (G j) is assigned a grounding circuit (M j) of the lighting strip which is designed to connect the reference line between a cutting region (B j) and the LED (L j.i) or LED group (G j) remaining closest to the cutting region (B j) to ground as soon as an input line (EL j) of the lighting strip connected to the supply voltage line of the LED (L j.i) or LED group (G j) closest to the cutting region (B j) to be cut and crossing the cutting region (B j) is cut, characterized in that the grounding circuit (M j) comprises a first switching transistor and a second switching transistor, wherein the first switching transistor is connected by its drain terminal to the reference line of the LED (L j.i) or LED group (G j) remaining closest to the cutting region and its source terminal is connected to ground, and the gate terminal of the first switching transistor is connected, on the one hand, to the supply voltage line of the LED (L j.i) or LED group (G j) remaining closest to the cutting region (B j) and, on the other hand, to the drain terminal of the second switching transistor, wherein the gate terminal of the second switching transistor is connected to the supply voltage line of the LED (L j.i) or LED group (G j) remaining closest to the cutting region (B j) to be cut via the input line (EL j) crossing the cutting region (Bj), and the source terminal of the second switching transistor is connected to ground.