a cover for a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine having a connecting element for attachment the cylinder head and a sealing element arranged between the cylinder head cover and the cylinder head . the connecting element is associated with a connecting area , and the sealing element is associated with a sealing area . the connecting area and the sealing area are constructed independently of each other and are spatially separated from each other , and the force vectors of the connecting force transmitted by the connecting element and the sealing force transmitted by the sealing element form an angle with each other .