Electric hand-held machine tool with a housing, with drive electronics arranged in the interior of the housing for controlling a drive arranged in the interior of the housing for driving a tool holder, and with a power cord serving to supply voltage to the drive electronics, whose power cord end extends through a housing opening of the housing into an interior part section of the interior of the housing and whose lines are connected to line contacts arranged in the interior section, the housing extending along an imaginary longitudinal axis, parallel to which a drive shaft of the drive of the electric hand machine tool is arranged in the interior of the housing, the housing comprising a first closed housing end in which the housing opening for the power cord is arranged and which is formed by an end wall, the outer surface of which extends at least partially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and in which the housing opening is arranged,and wherein the housing comprises at least a first housing part and a second housing part which are connected to one another in a housing closure position and are separated from one another in a housing opening position, characterized in that the housing comprises a maintenance opening adjoining the interior part section and a maintenance cover which closes the maintenance opening in a closed position and opens it in an open position in order to enable manual access to the line contacts which can be arranged in the interior part section, wherein the housing is arranged such that in the housing closure position the maintenance cover can be transferred from its closure position to its opening position, wherein the end wall in the housing closure position is formed proportionally by the first housing part and the second housing part, and wherein the end wall in the housing closure position is formed proportionally by the maintenance cover, so that the maintenance cover in its closure position forms a edge portion and a corner portion of the housing, wherein the maintenance cover is configured for form-fit contact with an housing edge forming the maintenance opening, wherein the housing edge comprises an at least sectionally stepped course which is complementary to an at least sectionally stepped course of a cover edge of the maintenance cover wherein the maintenance cover comprises through-holes (55a, 56a) for fastening and wherein threads (55b, 56b) for fastening screws, which engage through the through-holes (55a, 56a), are arranged both on the first housing part and on the second housing part. the housing comprises a maintenance opening adjoining the interior part section and a maintenance cover which closes the maintenance opening in a closed position and opens it in an open position in order to enable manual access to the line contacts which can be arranged in the interior part section, wherein the housing is arranged such that in the housing closure position the maintenance cover can be transferred from its closure position to its opening position, wherein the end wall in the housing closure position is formed proportionally by the first housing part and the second housing part, and wherein the end wall in the housing closure position is formed proportionally by the maintenance cover, so that the maintenance cover in its closure position forms a edge portion and a corner portion of the housing, wherein the maintenance cover is configured for form-fit contact with an housing edge forming the maintenance opening, wherein the housing edge comprises an at least sectionally stepped course which is complementary to an at least sectionally stepped course of a cover edge of the maintenance cover wherein the maintenance cover comprises through-holes (55a, 56a) for fastening and wherein threads (55b, 56b) for fastening screws, which engage through the through-holes (55a, 56a), are arranged both on the first housing part and on the second housing part.