The present invention relates to a method for silylating 2-amino-1,3,5-triazines of the general formula (I) in which R1 and R2 are each independently hydrogen, hydroxyl, NH2, NHR3, NR32, NO2, NHCOR3, C1- to C2-alkyl, C1- to C20-hydroxyalkyl, C2- to C20-alkenyl, C1- to C20-alkoxy, aryl or aryloxy optionally substituted with C1- to C8-alkyl and R3 is C1- to C20-alkyl, C3- to C12-cycloalkyl, C4 to C30-alkylcycloalkyl, aryl optionally substituted with C1- to C8-alkyl, with silanes, by reacting silanes of the general formula (II) X—SiH(R4R5)  (II), in which X is fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine R4 and R5 are each independently C1- to C20-alkyl, C1- to C20-hydroxyalkyl, C1- to C20-haloalkyl, C2- to C20-alkenyl, C1- to C20-alkoxy, aryl or aryloxy optionally substituted with C1- to C8-alkyl, in the presence of a base.