The invention relates to a metal housing (1), especially for an airbag control device, comprising a bottom plate, a top plate, a back wall and two side walls (5, 6) having mounting elements inside the housing for at least one printed circuit board and having a terminal element (20) which is arranged on the front side of the housing and which is provided for at least one connecting element. According to the invention, the bottom plate and/or the top plate is/are connected to a mounting plate (22, 23) that can be fastened to a support. To this end, projections (40) are used which can be placed and pressed inside recesses of the mounting plate.