The invention relates to a fuel filter 5 and to a process for producing a fuel filter, the fuel filter consisting of a filter fabric 1, a support body 2, 3 which consists of plastic and has a pump connection stub 4 attached thereto, the support body consisting of a first filter part 2 and a second filter part 3, the two filter parts 2, 3 each having a peripheral edge 8, 9 which accommodates a filter fabric 1, and connecting elements 15, 16, 18-22 being arranged on the two filter parts 2, 3 such that, when the two filter parts 2, 3 are adjoined, the surfaces 6, 7 of the two filter parts 2, 3 facing away from the filter fabric 1 come to rest on one another, such that the connecting elements 15, 16, 18-22 of the two filter parts 2, 3 interact with one another.