The invention relates to a hydraulic control device for an automatic transmission for a motor vehicle. The hydraulic control device includes a plurality of hydraulically actuated shift elements with one clutch cylinder each and at least one hydraulic shift device. The hydraulic shift device includes pressure-adjusting devices for adjusting the pressure in the respective clutch cylinder. Herein, the hydraulic control device includes at least one shiftable throttle valve, whereas a shiftable throttle valve is allocated to one or more shift elements. The shiftable throttle valve is arranged between the shift element allocated thereto and the pressure-adjusting device allocated to the shift element, such that, by the shiftable throttle valve, the respective pressure-adjusting device is hydraulically connected to the respective clutch cylinder of the shift element allocated thereto. The shiftable throttle valve is shiftable into at least a first shift position and a second shift position. In the second shift position, the hydraulic resistance between a hydraulic transmission controller and the shift element is larger than that in the first shift position.