The invention relates to a control valve arrangement for controlling the actuation of at least one starting clutch of an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle, comprising a clutch regulating valve (3) via which a supply pressure (P_V1) can be guided into a pressure chamber of the respective clutch actuating device (4), comprising a pressure regulating valve (166), which generates a regulated pre-control pressure (P_VST3) and which can be controlled by an electronic control unit, and supplies at least one control valve of the control valve arrangement with the pre-control pressure (P_VST3), and comprising self-holding hydraulics, with whose aid, in the event the control electronics fail and thus a cessation of the pre-control pressure (P_VST3), the shifting state of the at least one clutch actuating device (4); last present before the failure of the control electronics is maintained at least in many operating situations in the manner of an emergency operating function. This controlvalve arrangement is characterized in that: the self-holding hydraulics have a self-holding valve (1) and an activating valve (2) in order to realize the emergency operating function; the self-holding valve (1) is designed in such a manner that it is suited for transmitting an activation pressure (P_A) to the activating valve (2) according to an engine speed-dependent control pressure (P_D); the activating valve (2) is capable of routing the activation pressure (P_A) to the at least one clutch regulating valve (3), and; the control valve arrangement is equipped with means with which, in certain operating situations, an activation of the emergency operating function can be prevented despite cessation of the pre-control pressure (P_VST3) and the presence of an engine speed-dependent controlpressure (P_D) that is sufficiently high for realizing the emergency operating function.