A headlamp for a motor vehicle includes at least one light source, and an optical assembly containing numerous optical components. The optical assembly shapes light from the at least one light source and project it into the area in front of the motor vehicle such that a low beam light distribution is generated by the headlamp. The low beam light distribution has a light/dark boundary and a portion of light for obtaining an OS function above this light/dark boundary. A refractive structure deflects light passing through the refractive structure to obtain the OS function in the area above the light/dark boundary. One of the optical components contains an array of cylindrical lenses. The refractive structure is formed on the optical component that has the array of cylindrical lenses.