The invention relates to a covering device for covering a mounting recess in a cover strip of a vehicle roof. Mounting recesses of this type are, for example, provided for fastening the feet of a roof luggage carrier. The covering device is comprised of an insertion part (1), which can be positioned inside the cover strip (3), and of a hinged cover (2), which is mounted in bearing shells (7) in a manner that enables it to pivot about an axis in the longitudinal direction of the strip and which fills the recess (4) when in a closed position. Said hinged cover comprises both bearing journals (6), which are shaped thereon at both ends, as well as detent journals (11), which can be locked in an open and closed position by means of spring elements (12). These spring elements are shaped onto the insertion part (1) and act upon the detent journals (11). The hinged cover (2), when in an open position, enables an unhindered access to the recess (4) by virtue of the fact that the bearing journals (6) and detent journals (11) are shaped onto the hinged cover (2) via a U-shaped element (5), which is dimensioned in such a manner that the edge (8) of the recess (4) projects into the open space (9) of the element (5) when the hinged cover (2) is open.