Handheld work apparatus

A hand-held work apparatus includes a tool, an electric motor for driving the tool, a battery and a battery compartment for accommodating the battery. The battery can be inserted into the battery compartment in an insertion direction and has a first and second outer side which oppose each other. The work apparatus comprises a position stabilisation device having at least one first and second positioning element on the battery compartment and having at least one first counter element on the first outer side of the battery and having at least one second counter element on the second outer side of the battery on the battery. In a ready-to-use state of the work apparatus, the first positioning element corresponds to the first counter element and the second positioning element corresponds to the second counter element. The battery is arranged between the first positioning element and the second positioning element.