Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an arrangement for the automatic compensation of a DC-level for an incoming signal (IN) converted into an electrical form for the decision threshold level of binarizing limiter (3) in a fibre optic receiver. From the input signal (IN) converted to an electrical form, a comparison signal (INT) is subtracted, whereupon the signal is binarized by the signal limiter (3). Out of the binarized signal (S), a data regeneration circuit (6) generates the most probable transmitted signal. Based on the so achieved output signal (UT) and the binarized signal (S), a difference signal (D) is formed in a difference signal former (4). This is integrated in an integrator (5) and fed back to the limiter's (3) input for the comparison signal (INT). In this way, offset voltages are compensated for. At the same time, account is taken of the true pulse quotient of the incoming optical signal (O).