CVD diamond could be an electroluminescent material. While its photoluminescent and cathodoluminescent properties are relatively well known, the electroluminescent ones have not been intensively investigated. The electroluminescent emission of CVD diamond is reminescent of the so-called “band A”; it is centered at 2.8 eV and extends from 2.6 to 3 eV. The luminescenceintensity increases linearly with the electric current and corresponds to a superquadratic regime of I-V characteristics in the dark and to a quadratic regime under a λ = 442 nm illumination. The I-V characteristics can be related to space charge limited current (SCLC) phenomena. Besides, the temperature behaviour of electroluminescence and of photoexcited current can be put into relation with the presence of a deep state in the bandgap where injected carriers from both electrodes recombine. The electroluminescent emission, even in a wavelength region far away from the photopic response, is clearly and strongly visible at naked eye. The luminescence efficiency is being discussed in order to consider CVD diamond as a material for optoelectronic devices.