The invention relates to an exhaust gas filter (11) including an exhaust gas inlet side (13), and an exhaust gas outlet side (14), in which an exhaust gas stream (12) flows from the exhaust gas inlet side to the exhaust outlet side in the axial direction of the exhaust gas filter; at least one strip-shaped filter layer (1) extending from the exhaust gas inlet side to the exhaust gas outlet side in the axial direction, and having at least a filter area (2) formed from material through which a fluid can at least partly flow in order to filter the particles from the exhaust gas; characterized in that the filter layer has at least one contact area (3) which is at least partially formed by a metal foil (4), the metal foil is coated with a catalytically active material, and the catalytically active coating is used for convert the gaseous constituents of the exhaust gas, wherein the contact area is formed at the upstream of the filter area in the axial direction of the exhaust gas filter, the metal foil and the filter area overlap in a connecting region (5). The invention also relates to a method for cleaning an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine.