Operating device for a motor vehicle, comprising: - an actuation element, which is movably mounted in relation to a housing of the operating device, - an actuator device which has an electromagnet as the first magnet element and a permanent magnet as the second magnet element, wherein one of the two magnet elements is fixedly mounted in relation to the actuation element and the other of the two magnet elements is fixedly mounted in relation to the housing, and - a control device configured such that it applies anelectric first current to the electromagnet as a function of a predetermined actuation signal by means of which the electromagnet applies a first magnetic force to the permanent magnet, which deflects the actuation element from a rest position, wherein at least one mechanical stop element is provided and an elastically deformably designed return device presses or pulls the actuation element against the stop element with a return force to the rest position, characterised in that the control device is configured such that it applies an electric second current to the electromagnet after the first current, by means of which the electromagnet applies a second magnetic force opposed to the first magnetic force to the permanent magnet and hereby presses or pulls the deflected actuation element into the rest position back against the at least one stop element and, in order to provide a bounce suppression preventing the actuation element rebounding on the stop element and again performing a bounce movement noticeable to the user, holds the actuation element by means of the second magnetic force in the rest position for a predetermined time. - an actuation element, which is movably mounted in relation to a housing of the operating device, - an actuator device which has an electromagnet as the first magnet element and a permanent magnet as the second magnet element, wherein one of the two magnet elements is fixedly mounted in relation to the actuation element and the other of the two magnet elements is fixedly mounted in relation to the housing, and - a control device configured such that it applies anelectric first current to the electromagnet as a function of a predetermined actuation signal by means of which the electromagnet applies a first magnetic force to the permanent magnet, which deflects the actuation element from a rest position, wherein at least one mechanical stop element is provided and an elastically deformably designed return device presses or pulls the actuation element against the stop element with a return force to the rest position, characterised in that the control device is configured such that it applies an electric second current to the electromagnet after the first current, by means of which the electromagnet applies a second magnetic force opposed to the first magnetic force to the permanent magnet and hereby presses or pulls the deflected actuation element into the rest position back against the at least one stop element and, in order to provide a bounce suppression preventing the actuation element rebounding on the stop element and again performing a bounce movement noticeable to the user, holds the actuation element by means of the second magnetic force in the rest position for a predetermined time.