A housing for an electrical cable connection with two housing parts which can be connected to one another and which each have a connecting portion. A first housing part has a connecting portion which is in the form of an insertion portion, and a second housing part has a connection portion which is in the form of a receiving portion. The receiving portion has an insertion opening. In order to produce the connection, the insertion portion can be inserted into the insertion opening in the second housing part, with the receiving portion radially completely surrounding the insertion portion in the connected state. Latching units are provided on the connecting portions, wherein the latching units may have latching lugs and latching openings which engage one in the other in a positive manner in the connected state. In order to produce the connected state, the receiving portion can be at least partly elastically deformed.