Abstract: A handheld machine saw having a saw assembly, which has a saw toolholder for a saw tool and a saw drive motor for driving the saw toolholder, and having a guide device, which has a guide body having a guide surface extending along a longitudinal axis for guiding the handheld machine saw along a working direction on a workpiece or a guide rail, wherein the handheld machine saw has a scoring assembly, which is arranged in front of the saw assembly on the guide device with respect to the working direction, having a scorer toolholder for a scoring tool and having a scoring drive for driving the scorer toolholder, wherein a score upstream from the saw cut to be introduced in the working direction can be introduced into the workpiece by means of the scoring tool protruding in front of the guide surface in scoring operation of the handheld machine tool.