An organic optoelectronic component and a method for operating an organic optoelectronic component are disclosed. In an embodiment an organic optoelectronic component includes an organic light emitting element including an organic functional layer stack having an organic light emitting layer between two electrodes and an organic light detecting element including a first organic light detecting element including a first organic light detecting layer, and a second organic light detecting element including a second organic light detecting layer, wherein the organic light emitting element and the organic light detecting element are arranged laterally adjacent on a common substrate, wherein the first organic light detecting element is configured to detect ambient light, wherein the second organic light detecting layer of the second organic light detecting element is arranged between two non-transparent layers, the non-transparent layers shade the second organic light detecting layer of the second organic light detecting element from ambient light.