An overvoltage protection arrangement comprising a horn spark gap located in an insulating housing, with a deionization chamber (4) for arc quenching, wherein the deionization chamber (4) has a plurality of spaced quench plates (9) and a trigger electrode (7) is located in the ignition region of the horn spark gap,
- characterized in that
- a disconnecting element (6) is provided that interrupts a connection between a trigger circuit (2) and the trigger electrode, and thus disconnects the trigger electrode (7), wherein the disconnecting element (6) is tripped or controlled by an evaluation unit (5) that is located in the region of the deionization chamber.