The invention relates to a maintenance device (13a-13e) for servicing adjacent work stations (11) of a textile machine (1), in particular a spinning machine, comprising an operating unit (2a-2e), which features at least one operating component (14) for servicing the work stations (11), and with a guide unit (9), by means of which the maintenance device (13) can be transported on a driving rail (3) along the work stations (11) and which defines a direction of travel (4) of the maintenance device (13). Thereby, the maintenance device (13) can be transported from a maintenance position (I), in which one of the work stations (11) can be serviced by the maintenance device (13a-13e), into an inspection position (II), in which the maintenance device (13a-13e) can be inspected. For the transport of the maintenance device (13a-13e) from the maintenance position (I) into the inspection position (II), the operating unit (2a-2e) can be pivoted with respect to the guide unit (9), and/or the at least one operating component (14) can be moved (in particular, can be pivoted) with respect to the operating unit (2a-2e).