A door handle assembly for a motor vehicle, comprising: - a frame-like handle mounting, - an operating handle which is supported movably on the handle mounting for opening a door or hatch of the motor vehicle by a user, - a mechanical coupling device, by means of which a movement of the operating handle can be transferred to a closing assembly on the vehicle, and - a locking device serving as a mass latch, which is attached to the handle mounting and is designed in such manner that when subjected to the effects of an acceleration force, it can block an actuation of the closing assembly by means of the operating handle and/or by means of the coupling device, wherein the locking device has a locking element which is movement-coupled to the mechanical coupling device via a connecting element in such manner that a swivelling motion of the mechanical coupling device can cause the locking element to rotate about an axis of rotation, wherein the locking element has at least one blocking member attached thereto, which is designed to block the rotational movement of the locking element when a defined deflection speed of the operating handle is exceeded, wherein the at least one blocking member is embodied as a lever and is supported at one of its two ends with a radial offset relative to the axis of rotation of the locking element at a point of rotation which moves together with the locking element, so as to be rotatable between a normal operating position which releases a rotary movement of the locking element and a blocking position which blocks a rotary movement of the locking element, and wherein a resilient spring element is provided and exerts a force that pushes the at least one blocking member into the normal operating position, wherein the at least one blocking member is designed to be movable into its blocking position, radially away from the axis of rotation and towards a blocking contour against the force of the resilient spring element when the defined deflection speed of the operating handle is exceeded, characterized in that the resilient spring element is a leg spring designed in the manner of a toggle spring which is supported on the locking element and on the blocking member, and which exerts a force pushing the at least one blocking member either into the normal operating position or into the blocking position, and which is offset with relative to the point of rotation of the blocking member, a spring-type restoring element is provided and exerts a restoring force which forces the locking element back into a starting position, in which the operating handle is not displaced, wherein the restoring force of the restoring element is greater than the force of the resilient spring element, and a restoring contour is provided and guides the at least one blocking member out of the blocking position into the normal operating position when the locking element is returned to its starting position. - a frame-like handle mounting, - an operating handle which is supported movably on the handle mounting for opening a door or hatch of the motor vehicle by a user, - a mechanical coupling device, by means of which a movement of the operating handle can be transferred to a closing assembly on the vehicle, and - a locking device serving as a mass latch, which is attached to the handle mounting and is designed in such manner that when subjected to the effects of an acceleration force, it can block an actuation of the closing assembly by means of the operating handle and/or by means of the coupling device,