An optoelectronic semiconductor chip includes a carrier, a semiconductor body having an active region that generates and/or receives radiation, and an insulation layer wherein the semiconductor body is fastened on the carrier with a connecting layer; the carrier extends in a vertical direction between a first main surface facing toward the semiconductor body, and a second main surface facing away from the semiconductor body, and a lateral surface connects the first main surface and the second main surface to one another; a first region of the lateral surface of the carrier has an indentation; a second region of the lateral surface runs in the vertical direction between the indentation and the second main surface; the insulation layer at least partially covers each of the semiconductor body and the first region; and the second region is free of the insulation layer.