Lighting device for a motor vehicle headlamp for producing an asymmetrical low beam light distribution, the low beam light distribution having a homogeneous light distribution in the region below the intersection HV of the horizontal line H-H and the vertical line V-V of a measuring screen for measuring a light distribution up to at least -3° along the vertical line V-V, the lighting device comprising the following - a light source for emitting light, - a diaphragm having a diaphragm edge, wherein the diaphragm is arranged such that the diaphragm edge cooperates to produce an asymmetric low beam light distribution, and wherein the diaphragm comprises a first and a second diaphragm section (210, 220), wherein the second diaphragm section is elevated relative to the first diaphragm section, as seen in a correctly installed state of the lighting device in a motor vehicle, and wherein the first and second diaphragm sections (210, 220) are connected to each other by a connecting section of the diaphragm, - a projection optics system comprising an optical axis, which projection optics system is set up to image the low beam light distribution generated by the diaphragm in combination with the light source in the direction of a main radiation direction in front of the lighting device, the connecting section of the diaphragm has a deflecting surface with an end edge, which end edge forms a section of the diaphragm edge of the diaphragm, wherein a first virtual axis (y) is arranged orthogonally to the main radiation direction, wherein the first virtual axis (y) - viewed in a correctly installed state of the lighting device - is arranged in a horizontal plane, characterized in that the deflection surface extends along a plane, the plane having a surface vector, which surface vector includes a first angle of 1° to 3°, preferably of 2°, relative to the first axis (y) when viewed in the main radiation direction, and a second angle of 1° to 3°, preferably of 2°, relative to the first axis (y) when viewed along the first axis (y), preferably of 2°, to the main radiation direction in order to direct at least part of the light of the illuminant, which is incident on the deflection surface, in the direction of the region below the intersection point HV to at least -3° along the vertical line V-V. - a light source for emitting light, - a diaphragm having a diaphragm edge, wherein the diaphragm is arranged such that the diaphragm edge cooperates to produce an asymmetric low beam light distribution, and wherein the diaphragm comprises a first and a second diaphragm section (210, 220), wherein the second diaphragm section is elevated relative to the first diaphragm section, as seen in a correctly installed state of the lighting device in a motor vehicle, and wherein the first and second diaphragm sections (210, 220) are connected to each other by a connecting section of the diaphragm, - a projection optics system comprising an optical axis, which projection optics system is set up to image the low beam light distribution generated by the diaphragm in combination with the light source in the direction of a main radiation direction in front of the lighting device, the connecting section of the diaphragm has a deflecting surface with an end edge, which end edge forms a section of the diaphragm edge of the diaphragm, wherein a first virtual axis (y) is arranged orthogonally to the main radiation direction, wherein the first virtual axis (y) - viewed in a correctly installed state of the lighting device - is arranged in a horizontal plane, characterized in that the deflection surface extends along a plane, the plane having a surface vector, which surface vector includes a first angle of 1° to 3°, preferably of 2°, relative to the first axis (y) when viewed in the main radiation direction, and a second angle of 1° to 3°, preferably of 2°, relative to the first axis (y) when viewed along the first axis (y), preferably of 2°, to the main radiation direction in order to direct at least part of the light of the illuminant, which is incident on the deflection surface, in the direction of the region below the intersection point HV to at least -3° along the vertical line V-V.