A cladding system (100) fora wall (1), the cladding system (100) comprising a plate-shaped cladding element (50) connectable to a fastening profile (10) on two opposite longitudinal or transverse sides, the fastening profile (10) being configured to anchor the cladding system (100) to the wall (1), the cladding element (50) having a preferably strip-shaped fastening section (60, 62), which is bent in relation to a base surface section (64) of the cladding element (64), on the two longitudinal or transverse sides disposed in operative connection with a fastening profile (10), the fastening section (60, 62) interacting with a complementary, groove-shaped reception section (16, 18) on the fastening profile (10), the two reception sections (16, 18) on the fastening profile (10) being disposed on the fastening profile (10) on the side opposite to a fastening surface (14) for the wall (1), the first reception section (16) extending at least substantially parallel to the fastening surface (14) or to the base surface section (64) of the cladding element (50) and the second reception section (18) being disposed at an inclined angle (α), preferably between 30 degrees and 60 degrees, particularly preferably approximately 45 degrees, to the fastening surface (14) or to the base surface section (64), and a plane (70) aligned with a lateral wall surface (30) of the second reception section (18) assigned to the second reception section (18) extending outside the cross section of the cladding element (50) if said cladding element (50) is disposed in the first reception section (16) of the fastening profile (10).