Operating device for touch-sensitive control of at least one device of the domestic installation technology, preferably a lighting device, by a user, comprising - a housing - a touch-sensitive planar sensor surface for detecting the position of a touch by a user along the plane of the sensor surface, - a labeling template arranged above or below the sensor surface for graphical representation of functions of the operating device, the labeling template being arranged within the operating device so as to be visible to the user, the labeling template preferably being designed so as to be replaceable, - an output unit which is set up with the sensor surface for outputting an output signal dependent on a detected touch for controlling the device, and - a transparent cover plate, at least the touch-sensitive sensor surface and the labeling template being arranged inside the housing, the cover pane closing off a front side of the housing and covering the sensor surface arranged underneath and the labeling template, the cover pane being of essentially rigid design and preferably consisting of glass characterized in that the operating device is further set up for detecting a sensing operation in that the cover disc is mounted movably within the housing in a direction essentially normal to the plane of the sensor surface in such a way that the cover disc can be brought from a rest position into a defined end position counter to a restoring force by exerting a pressing force, the operating device comprising a restoring device for generating the restoring force, wherein the operating device further comprises a sensing device for detecting a sensing operation on the basis of a detection of the change in position of the cover plate, wherein the sensing device is connected to the output unit for outputting the detected sensing signal, the operating device comprising an energy store for the electrical supply of the operating device, the operating device being designed in such a way that the electrical supply of the sensor surface, preferably of the entire operating device, is activated by the energy store only after a sensing operation has been detected. - a housing - a touch-sensitive planar sensor surface for detecting the position of a touch by a user along the plane of the sensor surface, - a labeling template arranged above or below the sensor surface for graphical representation of functions of the operating device, the labeling template being arranged within the operating device so as to be visible to the user, the labeling template preferably being designed so as to be replaceable, - an output unit which is set up with the sensor surface for outputting an output signal dependent on a detected touch for controlling the device, and - a transparent cover plate, at least the touch-sensitive sensor surface and the labeling template being arranged inside the housing, the cover pane closing off a front side of the housing and covering the sensor surface arranged underneath and the labeling template, the cover pane being of essentially rigid design and preferably consisting of glass characterized in that the operating device is further set up for detecting a sensing operation in that the cover disc is mounted movably within the housing in a direction essentially normal to the plane of the sensor surface in such a way that the cover disc can be brought from a rest position into a defined end position counter to a restoring force by exerting a pressing force, the operating device comprising a restoring device for generating the restoring force, wherein the operating device further comprises a sensing device for detecting a sensing operation on the basis of a detection of the change in position of the cover plate, wherein the sensing device is connected to the output unit for outputting the detected sensing signal, the operating device comprising an energy store for the electrical supply of the operating device, the operating device being designed in such a way that the electrical supply of the sensor surface, preferably of the entire operating device, is activated by the energy store only after a sensing operation has been detected.