A light emitting device (1, 101) comprising a plurality of LEDs (2), each LED (21, 22, 23) of said plurality of LEDs comprising a LED output surface (24, 25, 26) and being arranged to, in operation, emit light from said LED output surface, a light guiding element (3) comprising a light guide input surface (31) being arranged adjacent said LED output surface of each LED of said plurality of LEDs such that said light emitted by said plurality of LEDs is injected into the light guiding element at said light guide input surface, said light guiding element further comprising a light guide output surface (34), said light being injected into the light guiding element at said light guide input surface further being guided to and emitted from said light guide output surface, and a collimating element (4) made of a transparent material and comprising a first surface section (41) arranged adjacent said light guide output surface and said collimating element being adapted to collimate light emitted from said light guide output surface and injected into said collimating element at said first surface section, the light emitting device further comprising a first reflective element (5) arranged such as to enclose at least said light guiding element at least partially and wherein said collimating element comprises a second surface section (42), wherein the first reflective element is adapted to inject at least a part of light reflected back by the first reflective element into said collimating element at said second surface section.