The 8-gear transmission comprises an input shaft (AN), an output shaft (AB), four planetary gearsets (RS1, RS2, RS3, RS4), eight rotary shafts (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8), and five shifting elements (A, B, C, D, E). A carrier (ST4) of the fourth gearset (RS4) and the input shaft (AN) are connected to each other as the first shaft (1). A carrier (ST4) of the fourth gearset (RS4) and the input shaft (AN) are connected to each other as the first shaft (1). A carrier (ST3) of the third gearset (RS3) and the output shaft (AB) are connected to each other as the second shaft (2). A sun gear (SO1) of the first gearset (RS1) and a sun gear (SO4) of the fourth gearset (RS4) are permanently connected to each other as the third shaft (3). A ring gear (HO1) of the first gearset (RS1) forms the fourth shaft (4). A carrier (ST2) of the second gearset (RS2) and a sun gear (SO3) of the third gearset (RS3) are connected to each other as the fifth shaft (5). A carrier (ST1) of the first gearset (RS1) and a ring gear (HO3) of the third gearset (RS3) are connected as the sixth shaft (6). A sun gear (SO2) of the second gearset (RS2) and a ring gear (HO4) of the fourth gearset (RS4) are connected to each other as the seventh gear (7). A ring gear (HO2) of the second gearset (RS2) forms the eighth shaft (8). Within the power flow, the first shifting element (A) is arranged between the third shaft (3) and a housing (GG) of the transmission, the second shifting element (B) is arranged between the fourth shaft (4) and the housing (GG), the third shifting element (C) is arranged between the first and fifth shafts (1, 5), the fourth shifting element (D) is arranged either between the second and eighth shafts (2, 8) or between the sixth and eighth shafts (6, 8), the fifth shifting element (E) is arranged either between the fifth and seventh shafts (5, 7), or between the fifth and eighth shafts (5, 8), or between the seventh and eighth shafts (7, 8).