The invention relates to a motor vehicle lock, in particular a motor vehicle door lock, equipped with a
locking mechanism (1, 2) mainly comprising a bolt (1) and a pawl (2). Furthermore, a
joystick train (3, 4, 5, 6, 7) comprising an associated
door handle (7) and an
electric drive (9, 10, 11) are provided. Furthermore, a safety unit (5, 6; 12, 13), the
electric drive (9, 10, 11) acting not only on the
locking mechanism (1, 2) for electric opening, but also on the securing unit (5, 6; 12, 13) and during the motorized opening, the safety unit is loaded at least in a short time. According to the invention, in addition to the
electric drive (9, 10, 11), the
locking mechanism (1, 2) can be opened by a double-
stroke actuation of the
door handle (7), the double-
stroke actuation being released during the electric opening.