A method of joining a retaining plate to the wall of a vacuum cleaner filter bag by means of closure by adhesive force at an attachment location dedicated to this purpose, a) wherein at least partly in the region of the attachment location of the retaining plate, a bond of the wall of the vacuum cleaner filter bag by means of closure by adhesive force, by means of force closure or by means of form closure is made to at least one, in particular exactly one layer of a textile material at least in selected regions, wherein the retaining plate is pressed against the side of the wall of the vacuum cleaner filter bag provided with the textile material at the attachment location, or b) at least partly at the retaining plate at least in selected regions a bond of the retaining plate by means of closure by adhesive force, by means of force closure or by means of form closure is produced to at least one, in particular precisely one layer of a textile material, and the retaining plate is pressed with the side provided with the textile material against the wall of the vacuum cleaner filter bag at the attachment location, or c) at least one, in particular precisely one layer of a textile material is introduced between the wall of the vacuum cleaner filter bag and the retaining plate at least partly in the region of the attachment location of the retaining plate, wherein the retaining plate is pressed together with the textile material against the wall of the vacuum cleaner filter bag at the attachment location, and subsequently a bond by means of closure by adhesive force is produced between the wall of the vacuum cleaner filter bag, the textile material and the retaining plate, wherein the wall of the vacuum cleaner filter bag comprises a thermoplastic material or consists or is formed thereof at least in the region of the attachment location of the retaining plate, wherein the textile material comprises thermoplastic fibers and/or thermoplastic filaments or consists or is formed thereof, and/or wherein at least the support side of the retaining plate comprises a thermoplastic material at least in selected regions or consists of or is formed entirely of a thermoplastic material or the entire retaining plate consists of or is formed of a thermoplastic material. a) wherein at least partly in the region of the attachment location of the retaining plate, a bond of the wall of the vacuum cleaner filter bag by means of closure by adhesive force, by means of force closure or by means of form closure is made to at least one, in particular exactly one layer of a textile material at least in selected regions, wherein the retaining plate is pressed against the side of the wall of the vacuum cleaner filter bag provided with the textile material at the attachment location, or b) at least partly at the retaining plate at least in selected regions a bond of the retaining plate by means of closure by adhesive force, by means of force closure or by means of form closure is produced to at least one, in particular precisely one layer of a textile material, and the retaining plate is pressed with the side provided with the textile material against the wall of the vacuum cleaner filter bag at the attachment location, or c) at least one, in particular precisely one layer of a textile material is introduced between the wall of the vacuum cleaner filter bag and the retaining plate at least partly in the region of the attachment location of the retaining plate, wherein the retaining plate is pressed together with the textile material against the wall of the vacuum cleaner filter bag at the attachment location, and subsequently a bond by means of closure by adhesive force is produced between the wall of the vacuum cleaner filter bag, the textile material and the retaining plate, wherein the wall of the vacuum cleaner filter bag comprises a thermoplastic material or consists or is formed thereof at least in the region of the attachment location of the retaining plate, wherein the textile material comprises thermoplastic fibers and/or thermoplastic filaments or consists or is formed thereof, and/or wherein at least the support side of the retaining plate comprises a thermoplastic material at least in selected regions or consists of or is formed entirely of a thermoplastic material or the entire retaining plate consists of or is formed of a thermoplastic material.