A light bar for a trunk of a motor vehicle includes a tubular element. The tubular element includes a straight or slightly curved bar forming an interior. One or more lamps are secured in the interior and/or on the shell surface of the tubular element. A first end of the tubular element is provided with an electrical plug connection, which is connected in an electrically conductive manner with the at least one lamp. The light bar is configured to be placed in the trunk of a motor vehicle, so that its electrical plug connection is connected with a corresponding plug connection in the trunk.