The present disclosure relates to a washing machine with a drying function, capable of performing a washing program and a drying program. The machine comprises a cabinet (1), a tub (9) in the cabinet and a door (3), through which access to the tub interior can be achieved, and further an air evacuation chamber (37) which comprises an upper section (59) and a lower section (57), wherein the upper section is connected to the tub in order to allow an air flow from the tub to the upper section, and the upper section is connected to the lower section at a connection point which is higher than the maximum water level during the washing program, such that air can flow to the lower section during the drying program while water is prevented from flowing from the tub to the lower section during the washing program. This allows the lower part to contain parts of the drying system that are to be kept dry, which allows a more compact machine to be built.