The invention is directed to a drive belt of rubber or rubber-like plastic having a surface protection (5) which includes polyamide-containing textile reinforcement and/or polyester-containing textile reinforcement. On the outer side, a surface coating (6) of a friction-reducing material in a matrix of at least one elastic addition polymer is provided. For improved heat resistance with good protection against wear, the elastic addition polymer has at least 2% by weight based on the polymer of structural components —O—CxRy—O— with x=1-3 and y=0-6. The R in a structural component can be the same or can be different and is selected from hydrogen and/or carbon-containing groups.