The present invention relates to a pepper plant (Capsicum spec.) showing resistance against Leveillula taurica, wherein the pepper plant may comprise a QTL on LG1/8 which QTL leads to resistance against Leveillula taurica and wherein the said QTL is as present in or obtainable from a pepper plant, representative seed of which was deposited under deposit accession number NCIMB 42136. Preferably, the QTL is homozygously present. In the seeds of the deposit the QTL is linked to a molecular marker according to SEQ ID NO 1.