A method for operating a motor vehicle steering system may involve generating a steering feel, with a steering force assistance or a countertorque that is introduced by a feedback actuator into a steering handle, in a manner that is dependent on a driver-side manual torque applied to the steering handle. The steering feel may be represented by way of a characteristic curve that is adapted in a manner that is dependent on steering speed in the case of steering speeds above 100°/s such that an adapted characteristic curve has a smaller maximum change of the gradient than the characteristic curve in the case of lower steering speeds.