The invention provides a laundry care appliance which comprises: a housing separating a housing interior space from a housing exterior space, the housing having a housing opening; a washing drum arranged in the housing interior space for receiving laundry; and an appliance door. The appliance door is configured to close the housing opening. The appliance door is provided with a light-transmittingdoor and window on the inner side of the appliance door facing the housing interior space. The appliance door is provided with a light-emitting device for emitting ultraviolet light. The light-emitting device is designed to emit ultraviolet light into the housing interior space through the light-transmitting door and window so as to sterilize the laundry received in the washing drum. The appliancedoor is provided with protective glass capable of transmitting visible light on the outer side of the appliance door facing the housing exterior space. A user of the laundry care appliance can observe the housing interior space through the visible light-permeable protective glass and through the light-permeable door and window, and the visible light-permeable protective glass is designed as ultraviolet light-impermeable protective glass so as to prevent the emission of ultraviolet light into the housing exterior space.