Rod-shaped smoking article from the tobacco processing industry comprising at least two longitudinally-axially arranged segments which are interconnected by a wrapping structure , the smoking article having the following: a. a mouth-side end and a distal end opposite the mouth-side end, b. a first segment comprising a tobacco-containing substrate, preferably arranged directly at the distal end of the smoking article , c. a second segment , in particular arranged adjacent to the first segment , with an outer lateral surface, a cavity arranged in the longitudinal-axial direction and an inner lateral surface and d. an intermediate layer , preferably completely or partially consisting of paper, aluminum, plastic, metal and/or tobacco-containing film, which has a thickness and a surface area, e. wherein the intermediate layer is arranged between the end faces of two adjacent segments , in particular between the first segment and the second segment , the intermediate layer being arranged between the end faces of two adjacent segments such that the longitudinal-axial projection of the intermediate layer only covers a region of the end faces , characterized in that the intermediate layer has an upper side and a lower side and the upper side and/or lower side is bonded by a bonding material , in particular a liquid, an adhesive, a glue or a pasty material, to an end face of a segment adjacent to the intermediate layer , in particular the upper side is bonded to an end face of the second segment and/or the lower side is bonded to an end face of the first segment , in that the intermediate layer is provided at least in part with openings , in particular a perforation , wherein in particular the total surface area of the openings is between 5 mm 2 and 25 mm 2 , preferably between 10 mm 2 and 15 mm 2 , and in that each edge portion of the intermediate layer has a radial distance from the wrapping structure , in particular greater than 0.2 mm. a. a mouth-side end and a distal end opposite the mouth-side end, b. a first segment comprising a tobacco-containing substrate, preferably arranged directly at the distal end of the smoking article , c. a second segment , in particular arranged adjacent to the first segment , with an outer lateral surface, a cavity arranged in the longitudinal-axial direction and an inner lateral surface and d. an intermediate layer , preferably completely or partially consisting of paper, aluminum, plastic, metal and/or tobacco-containing film, which has a thickness and a surface area, e. wherein the intermediate layer is arranged between the end faces of two adjacent segments , in particular between the first segment and the second segment , the intermediate layer being arranged between the end faces of two adjacent segments such that the longitudinal-axial projection of the intermediate layer only covers a region of the end faces , characterized in that the intermediate layer has an upper side and a lower side and the upper side and/or lower side is bonded by a bonding material , in particular a liquid, an adhesive, a glue or a pasty material, to an end face of a segment adjacent to the intermediate layer , in particular the upper side is bonded to an end face of the second segment and/or the lower side is bonded to an end face of the first segment , in that the intermediate layer is provided at least in part with openings , in particular a perforation , wherein in particular the total surface area of the openings is between 5 mm 2 and 25 mm 2 , preferably between 10 mm 2 and 15 mm 2 , and in that each edge portion of the intermediate layer has a radial distance from the wrapping structure , in particular greater than 0.2 mm. <EOS>