Lighting device, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising: at least one laser light source; a wavelength conversion element adapted to receive excitation light from the at least one laser light source; and and a reflector having at least one reflector body, said at least one reflector body comprising a reflecting surface, said reflecting surface reflecting the light emitted in the visible wavelength range by said wavelength conversion element, wherein said reflector is provided with said reflecting surface at its reflector surface carrying said reflecting surface, and wherein the reflector surface comprises at least one region (30a") which is free of the reflection surface, and wherein the reflector surface, at least in the region (30a") free of the reflection surface, is configured such that excitation light impinging in the region (30a") is at least partially absorbed, and wherein the region (30a") absorbing excitation light is arranged in or at the reflector surface such that excitation light which impinges on the reflector surface directly from the laser light source and/or excitation light which is emitted by the conversion element impinges on the absorbing region (30a"), wherein said reflector body has at least one through opening, characterized in that said at least one through opening is closed with a closure member, wherein the surface of said closure member located on the side of said reflecting surface forms said region (30a") absorbing excitation light at least partially, wherein the surface of the closure element closes the entire area of passage opening, and wherein the at least one absorbing region (30a") is realized non-temperature-resistant above a limit temperature and wherein the closure element is configured, and/or inserted into the through-opening, such that the surface merges substantially continuously into the reflection surface. at least one laser light source; a wavelength conversion element adapted to receive excitation light from the at least one laser light source; and and a reflector having at least one reflector body, said at least one reflector body comprising a reflecting surface, said reflecting surface reflecting the light emitted in the visible wavelength range by said wavelength conversion element, wherein said reflector is provided with said reflecting surface at its reflector surface carrying said reflecting surface, and wherein the reflector surface comprises at least one region (30a") which is free of the reflection surface, and wherein the reflector surface, at least in the region (30a") free of the reflection surface, is configured such that excitation light impinging in the region (30a") is at least partially absorbed, and wherein the region (30a") absorbing excitation light is arranged in or at the reflector surface such that excitation light which impinges on the reflector surface directly from the laser light source and/or excitation light which is emitted by the conversion element impinges on the absorbing region (30a"), wherein said reflector body has at least one through opening, characterized in that said at least one through opening is closed with a closure member, wherein the surface of said closure member located on the side of said reflecting surface forms said region (30a") absorbing excitation light at least partially, wherein the surface of the closure element closes the entire area of passage opening, and wherein the at least one absorbing region (30a") is realized non-temperature-resistant above a limit temperature and wherein the closure element is configured, and/or inserted into the through-opening, such that the surface merges substantially continuously into the reflection surface.