Abstract: A method can be used to control a steer-by-wire steering system for a motor vehicle. According to the method, a steering shaft sensor arranged on a steering shaft detects a steering angle input by a driver via a steering control element and a control unit based on a function of the detected steering angle and specifies a wheel steering angle for an electronically controlled steering actuator acting on at least one steered wheel. The control unit then calculates the wheel steering angle taking into account a specifiable correction angle. A steer-by-wire steering system can also be used to execute the method.