A tamping pick (5) for a tamping machine (1) is composed of a pick shank (8) and of a pick plate (9) which is positioned on the lower end of said pick shank (8) and which has a plate lower edge (10) at a distance from the pick shank (8). Said pick plate (9) has plate side surfaces (11) which are at a distance from one another in the direction of the plate lower edge (10) and which run normally with respect to said plate lower edge (10) and which each connect a plate front side (12) to a plate rear side (13) of the pick plate (9). Hard metal attachments (14) for increasing abrasion resistance are fastened to the pick plate (9). The hard metal attachments (14), which are situated adjacent to one another along the plate lower edge (10), form a common boundary line (15) both on the plate front side (12) and also on the plate rear side (13). Adjoining each boundary line (15) there is provided a reinforcement (17), in the form of a weld deposit, which rises from a plane of the plate front side (12) and plate rear side (13) respectively.