A brake pad arrangement (10) with a wear indicator (18), comprising a planar pad carrier (12) with a brake pad (22) attached to a substantially flat holding surface (20), wherein the wear indicator has a support section (28), with which said wear indicator is supported on the pad carrier, and an indicator section (24) which extends beyond the holding surface in such a manner that said indicator section overlaps the material thickness of the brake pad and indicates a pad wear limit value, wherein the indicator section and support section are connected to each other via a transition section (26), wherein the transition section has a transition section axis (27) which is inclined at an acute angle to the holding surface.