A lighting apparatus for a motor vehicle, wherein a first structural component of the lighting apparatus is connected to a second structural component of the lighting apparatus, and the connection between the first and second structural components is formed by a twist-on connection. The second structural component comprises at least two coupling elements that fit over, in particular at the perimeter of, the first structural component in the fully assembled state, at least in part, and the first structural component ends up in this engaged position, in particular on the perimeter thereof, through a rotation in relation to the second structural component.