The present invention relates to a cooking appliance, in particular for household use, comprising: at least one cooking compartment cooking foodstuffs, said at least one cooking compartment being obtained in a muffle the cooking appliance and being delimited by a bottom wall, a back wall, a top wall, a first side wall and a second side wall of said muffle; at least one lighting device associated with said muffle to allow illuminating the cooking compartment; The invention is characterized in that said at least one lighting device is positioned substantially in proximity to a front frame of the muffle and in correspondence with a first upper corner of said muffle, said at least one lighting device being associated with said muffle in a manner such as to generate a light beam having an axis substantially directed towards a central portion of said at least one cooking compartment.