Abstract: To promote the development of cold-formed thin-walled steel structures from low-rise system to multi-storey system, a new form of cold-formed thin-walled steel tube end studs shear wall covered steel plate was proposed. Technical problems such as insufficient shear capacity of traditional shear wall, easy buckling and local bearing failure of end studs were solved, so as to achieve the design principle of "strong end studs, weak wall sheathings". The shear performance of shear wall was studied by horizontal low-cycle cyclic loading test. The test results show that the failure mode of steel tube end studs shear wall covered steel plate is sheet diaphragm effect invalidation caused by screw connection failure around the steel plate. And there is no buckling occurring on the steel tube end studs. The shear bearing capacity, lateral stiffness, ductility and energy dissipation capacity of shear wall can be improved as well as the steel plate tension strip is fully developed by reducing the spacing of self-tapping screws around the shear wall. The shear performance of steel tube steel plate self-tapping screw connection specimens was studied. The results show that the failure characteristics of the screw connection specimens are pore wall bearing failure of steel plate. The shear capacity of self-tapping screw group connection have group reduction effect. Based on shear test results of shear walls and self-tapping screw connection specimens, the calculation methods of shear capacity and lateral stiffness of steel tube end studs shear wall covered steel plate were proposed. The research results provide reliable bases for theoretical research and engineering application of multi-storey cold-formed thin-walled steel structural system.