Absorbent garment (10), such as a diaper or an incontinence guard, the garment having a longitudinal (y) and a transverse direction (x) and comprising a first body panel (11), a second body panel (12) and a crotch portion (13) therebetween, each of the first and second body panels having a waist portion (11a, 12a). The absorbent garment is further provided with belt sections (14a, 14b) attached to the waist portion of first body panel and is adapted to be wrapped around the waist of the user of the absorbent garment and fastened together by means of first fastening means (17). The second body panel at its waist portion is provided with second fastening means (19a, 19b) adapted to be fastened to at least one of the belt sections in such a way that the absorbent garment will assume a pant-like shape. When tested on Cyclic Waist Expansion Test apparatus, as described in the description, the absorbent garment does not slip down more than 15 cm from its initial position on the Cyclic Waist Expansion Test apparatus during at least ten expansion/contraction cycles of the Cyclic Waist Expansion Test and during at least 30 seconds after being subjected to at least ten expansion/contraction cycles of the Cyclic Waist Expansion Test.