A filter cartridge for a household appliance, which is provided with a filter housing, the wall of which separates a housing internal side from a housing external side. A filter inlet opening which in the operation of the filter cartridge is open in relation to the external environment of the filter housing. A device for water conduction which comprises at least one filter chamber having at least one filter medium and terminates in a filter outlet opening for suctioning water from the filter cartridge in the interior of the filter housing downstream of the filter inlet opening relative to the flow direction during operation. A filter connection element having an annular filter port which has an annular filter sealing face for the tight connection of the filter cartridge to a tank sealing face in the water tank.