A valve, particularly a proportional
pressure control valve for controlling fluid flows, includes a valve housing (10) having at least three fluid-conducting connections in the form of a pump connection (P), a use connection (A) and of a tank (T) connection. To connect the pump connection (T) to the use connection (A) and the use connection (A) to the tank connection (T), a control
piston (18) can be guided in a longitudinally displaceable manner inside the valve housing (10). This control
piston is provided for establishing a fluid-conducting connection between at least one of the connections (P) and a
pilot chamber (20) of a
pilot valve (22) having a connecting channel (24). A valve part (40) of the
pilot valve (22) is guided in the pilot chamber (20) in a longitudinally displaceable manner. The connecting channel (24) has a
throttle in the direction of the pilot chamber (20) of the
pilot valve (22) with its valve part. A guiding device (38) oriented toward the pilot chamber (20) and provided for guiding the fluid flow is provided next to the
throttle to divert the fluid flow, conveyed inside the connecting channel (24) and flowing toward the valve part (40), at least partially away from this valve part.