A method for welding components includes providing a first component and a second component, bringing the two components together, welding the two components by a laser beam, wherein a multiplicity of welding pulses are generated through the repeated activation and deactivation of the laser beam, with each welding pulse being interrupted by welding-free rest intervals in which the laser beam is deactivated. Each welding pulse creates a local welding area, in which material of the two components is melted and fused in a locally limited manner, wherein individual welding areas of those generated by the welding pulses overlap.