The invention relates to a bearing for a shaft with a high speed characteristic, which takes up external forces acting on the shaft, wherein a one-piece hydrostatic bearing (2) is provided for taking up axial and radial forces at a high speed characteristic and a shaft (3) to be mounted is mounted by the pressure medium of water without contact, a bearing body has several channels (17,20,21), these channels end in jets (18,22,23) and between the jets (18,22, 23) and a shaft (3) to be mounted andlor other elements (4) is located a gap (19,24,25) with different heights (H,h), wherein water flows through these jets and mounts the shaft (3) to be mounted by a film of water. The total force of this bearing is taken up by a flange bolted to the machine tool.