The invention provides a luminescent material (10) based on quantum dots (100), wherein the quantum dots (100) have inorganic capping agents (110), wherein the luminescent material (10) comprises particles (12) having an inorganic salt matrix (14) hosting the quantum dots (100) with inorganic capping agents (110), wherein the luminescent quantum dots (100) have an outer layer (105). The invention also provides a method for the production of such luminescent material (10). The new luminescent material can be used and processed as conventional particulate luminescent material.