The invention relates to a method for cooling dust-laden exhaust gas from a metallurgical installation. The problem addressed by the invention is that of creating a method and a device for cooling dust-laden hot exhaust gas from a metallurgical installation by means of indirect heat transfer. The problem is solved by means of a method in which the exhaust gas is cooled by a cooling gas by means of indirect heat transfer and the exhaust gas is fed to the cooling process at a temperature above 650 DEG C. The flow direction of the cooling gas is changed at least once. Preferably, the flow direction is reversed. The exhaust gas is cooled in accordance with the counterflow principle.