A cover panel unit for a refrigerator is provided in which a replacement of a door panel covering the front of the refrigerator is easily conducted. A cover panel unit 1 has an outer side panel 2a and an inner side panel 3a for covering lateral sides of the right door 23, and an outer side panel 2b and an inner side panel 3b for covering lateral sides of the left door 24, and a front panel 6a for covering the front side of the right door 23 being engaged with the outer side panel 2a and the inner side panel 3a, and a front panel 6b for covering the front side of the left door 24 being engaged with the outer side panel 2b and the inner side panel 3b. Grips 37, 37 are fixed to the inner side panels 3a, 3b respectively.