The invention relates to a storage container (10) for a motor vehicle (50), comprising: a container element (12) having a container base (14) and container walls (16) connected to the container base (14), in particular a container rear wall (16r), a container front wall (16v) and container side walls; a container lid (20) which can be rotated relative to the container element (12) about an axis of rotation (DA1) substantially parallel to the container rear wall (16r); an operating element (24), which is rotatably mounted on the container front wall (16v) or the container side wall, and the axis of rotation (DA2) of which is arranged below the container lid (20). According to the invention, the actuating element (24) can be moved between a locking position (VS), in which the actuating element engages with the container lid (20), and a ready position (BS), in which the engagement of the actuating element with the container lid (20) is released when the container element (12) is closed. The invention also relates to a motor vehicle having such a storage container (10).