Operating and/or display element (1, 8, 11) for a motor vehicle, having a surface element on the outer side, having a surface light-guide element, which consists of an optically clear adhesive and is connected to the surface element on an underside thereof, and having a light source, which is arranged for coupling light emitted by it into the surface light-guide element, wherein the surface element is embodied to be light-transmissive in certain regions (6, 12) for the light emitted by the light source and to be opaque to the light in certain regions, and the surface light-guide element is arranged between the underside of the surface element and a lower carrier element and extends at least over the light-transmissive regions (6, 12) of the surface element for two-dimensionally backlighting the surface element by outcoupling the incoupled light through a top side of the surface light-guide element facing the underside of the surface element, wherein the lower carrier element is embodied in the form of a circuit board and is electrically connected to the light source to supply the light source with electrical energy, wherein the surface element is adhesively bonded to the lower carrier element by way of the surface light-guide element at least in certain regions, characterized in that the surface light-guide element is a two-dimensional or extended layer made of the optically clear adhesive, wherein the size or area of the surface light-guide element in its main plane of extension, main surface of extension or main direction of extension is significantly larger than a thickness of the surface light-guide element measured perpendicular thereto, wherein the main surfaces of extent or main planes of extent of the surface light-guide element, of the surface element and of the lower carrier element extend parallel to one another in a manner such that the surface element, the surface light-guide element and the lower carrier element form a layer structure or sandwich structure. wherein the surface element is embodied to be light-transmissive in certain regions (6, 12) for the light emitted by the light source and to be opaque to the light in certain regions, and the surface light-guide element is arranged between the underside of the surface element and a lower carrier element and extends at least over the light-transmissive regions (6, 12) of the surface element for two-dimensionally backlighting the surface element by outcoupling the incoupled light through a top side of the surface light-guide element facing the underside of the surface element, wherein the lower carrier element is embodied in the form of a circuit board and is electrically connected to the light source to supply the light source with electrical energy, wherein the surface element is adhesively bonded to the lower carrier element by way of the surface light-guide element at least in certain regions, characterized in that the surface light-guide element is a two-dimensional or extended layer made of the optically clear adhesive, wherein the size or area of the surface light-guide element in its main plane of extension, main surface of extension or main direction of extension is significantly larger than a thickness of the surface light-guide element measured perpendicular thereto, wherein the main surfaces of extent or main planes of extent of the surface light-guide element, of the surface element and of the lower carrier element extend parallel to one another in a manner such that the surface element, the surface light-guide element and the lower carrier element form a layer structure or sandwich structure.