A shaft sealing ring comprising an annular holder (3) and an annular sealing section consisting of a sealing lip (4) extending to the surface (1) of the shaft against the pressure difference to be sealed and a radially extending connecting section (15) connecting the sealing tip (4) to the holder (3). The sealing tip (4) and the connecting section (15) are dimensioned so that their flexions to be expected under the pressure difference to be sealed exert a contrary affect upon the angle at which the sealing ring (4) is seated on the surface (1) of the shaft. This is made possible by the fact that at least one part (8) of the connection section (15) which is closer to the shaft surface (1) than another part (7) of the connection section (15) is deformed further towards the low-pressure side (PN) under the pressure difference to be sealed than the other part (7) of the connecting section.