A holder (110, 210, 310) for a lighting module, the holder (110, 210, 310) is for holding a carrier (240, 340) comprising solid state light emitters (242, 342), the holder (110, 210, 310) comprising - a light exit window (114, 214, 314) for allowing a transmission of light into an ambient of the holder (110, 210, 310), the light being emitted, in use, by the solid state light emitters (242, 342) of the carrier (240, 340), - a fastening element (112, 212, 213) for receiving a fastening means for fastening the holder (110, 210, 310) to a mounting surface of another object, the fastening element (112, 212, 213) is accessible by a user from the outside of the holder (110, 210, 310) when the holder (110, 210, 310) holds the carrier (240, 340) and the holder (110, 210, 310) is fastened to the mounting surface, - a contact surface (226, 326) for providing a stop position with which the carrier (240, 340) is in contact when the carrier (240, 340) is assembled in the holder (110, 210, 310) and for holding the carrier (240, 340) between the contact surface (226, 326) and the mounting surface of the another object when the holder (110, 210, 310) is fastened to the mounting surface of the another object, - at least two hooks (220, 320) moveable between a clamping position and a sidewards position, wherein, when the holder (110, 210, 310) is assembled to the carrier (240, 340), i) and when said hooks (220, 320) are in the clamping position, said hooks (220, 320) are arranged for clamping the carrier (240, 340) between said hooks (220, 320) and the contact surface (226, 326), characterized in that, when the holder (110, 210, 310) is fastened to the mounting surface of the another object, said hooks (220, 320) are arranged to be in the sidewards position, the sidewards positions is a position away from the carrier (240, 340). - a light exit window (114, 214, 314) for allowing a transmission of light into an ambient of the holder (110, 210, 310), the light being emitted, in use, by the solid state light emitters (242, 342) of the carrier (240, 340), - a fastening element (112, 212, 213) for receiving a fastening means for fastening the holder (110, 210, 310) to a mounting surface of another object, the fastening element (112, 212, 213) is accessible by a user from the outside of the holder (110, 210, 310) when the holder (110, 210, 310) holds the carrier (240, 340) and the holder (110, 210, 310) is fastened to the mounting surface, - a contact surface (226, 326) for providing a stop position with which the carrier (240, 340) is in contact when the carrier (240, 340) is assembled in the holder (110, 210, 310) and for holding the carrier (240, 340) between the contact surface (226, 326) and the mounting surface of the another object when the holder (110, 210, 310) is fastened to the mounting surface of the another object, - at least two hooks (220, 320) moveable between a clamping position and a sidewards position, wherein, when the holder (110, 210, 310) is assembled to the carrier (240, 340), i) and when said hooks (220, 320) are in the clamping position, said hooks (220, 320) are arranged for clamping the carrier (240, 340) between said hooks (220, 320) and the contact surface (226, 326), characterized in that, when the holder (110, 210, 310) is fastened to the mounting surface of the another object, said hooks (220, 320) are arranged to be in the sidewards position, the sidewards positions is a position away from the carrier (240, 340).