Provided is a hand shower with an automatically returnable side switch handle, hand shower including a hand shower body, a limiting portion, and a switching mechanism. A rotary disc and a water distribution component are configured inside the hand shower body, a notch is formed in a side surface thereof hand shower, and the limiting portion is fixed therein hand shower. The switching mechanism includes a toggle button, a transmission component, and an elastic reset member. The toggle button is movably provided in the notch and is linked with the transmission component, which is driven to move by toggling the toggle button. The transmission component is linked with the rotary disc to drive it to rotate in a forward direction relative to the water distribution component. The elastic reset member is provided in the hand shower body and acts on the transmission component to drive it to drive the toggle button to be reset.