Thermoplastic filling compound, consisting of a plurality of particles with an average diameter in the range of from > 2 mm to 12 mm, preferably in the range of from > 2 mm to 10 mm, wherein the thermoplastic filling compound is prepared or preparable by a method consisting of or comprising the following steps: a) providing a mineral aggregate consisting of or comprising, each related to the total weight of the mineral aggregate, (i) 0 to 15 wt.-% of a filler, made of mineral components with a particle size of ≤ 0.063 mm, (ii) 57 to 100 wt.-% of an aggregate of rock particles, made of rock particles with a particle size in the range of from > 0.063 mm to ≤ 2 mm, and (iii) 0 to 28 wt.-% of an aggregate of rock particles, made of rock particles with a particle size of > 2 mm, and binding agent, consisting of or comprising bitumen as well as optionally one or more further binding agent components selected from the group consisting of waxes, preferably FT-waxes, fatty acid amides, zeolites, bonding enhancers, natural asphalt and cellulose fibres, wherein the ratio of the total amount of binding agent to the total amount of mineral aggregate is in the range of from 1: 20 to 1: 10, b) heating and mixing the provided components and to a temperature in the range of from 150 to 200 °C, preferably to 180 °C, to obtain an asphalt pre-mixture, c) cooling down the asphalt pre-mixture of step b), preferably to a temperature of 40 °C or less, particularly preferably to a temperature of 20 °C or less, d) crushing the cooled down asphalt pre-mixture of step c) into particles with a diameter of each 12 mm or less, preferably of each 10 mm or less, wherein the crushing of the cooled down asphalt pre-mixture is achieved in one step or in several steps to obtain a pre-mixture, e) mixing the pre-mixture of step d) with one or more separating agent(s) as well as optionally with one or more further components, f) sieving the particles with a diameter of each 2 mm or less, so that a thermoplastic filling compound, made of particles with an average diameter in the range of from > 2mm to 12 mm, preferably in the range of from > 2 mm to 10 mm, is obtained, preferably sieving the particles with a diameter of each 3 mm or less. a) providing a mineral aggregate consisting of or comprising, each related to the total weight of the mineral aggregate, (i) 0 to 15 wt.-% of a filler, made of mineral components with a particle size of ≤ 0.063 mm, (ii) 57 to 100 wt.-% of an aggregate of rock particles, made of rock particles with a particle size in the range of from > 0.063 mm to ≤ 2 mm, and (iii) 0 to 28 wt.-% of an aggregate of rock particles, made of rock particles with a particle size of > 2 mm, and binding agent, consisting of or comprising bitumen as well as optionally one or more further binding agent components selected from the group consisting of waxes, preferably FT-waxes, fatty acid amides, zeolites, bonding enhancers, natural asphalt and cellulose fibres, wherein the ratio of the total amount of binding agent to the total amount of mineral aggregate is in the range of from 1: 20 to 1: 10, a mineral aggregate consisting of or comprising, each related to the total weight of the mineral aggregate, (i) 0 to 15 wt.-% of a filler, made of mineral components with a particle size of ≤ 0.063 mm, (ii) 57 to 100 wt.-% of an aggregate of rock particles, made of rock particles with a particle size in the range of from > 0.063 mm to ≤ 2 mm, and (iii) 0 to 28 wt.-% of an aggregate of rock particles, made of rock particles with a particle size of > 2 mm, and (i) 0 to 15 wt.-% of a filler, made of mineral components with a particle size of ≤ 0.063 mm, (ii) 57 to 100 wt.-% of an aggregate of rock particles, made of rock particles with a particle size in the range of from > 0.063 mm to ≤ 2 mm, and (iii) 0 to 28 wt.-% of an aggregate of rock particles, made of rock particles with a particle size of > 2 mm, binding agent, consisting of or comprising bitumen as well as optionally one or more further binding agent components selected from the group consisting of waxes, preferably FT-waxes, fatty acid amides, zeolites, bonding enhancers, natural asphalt and cellulose fibres, b) heating and mixing the provided components and to a temperature in the range of from 150 to 200 °C, preferably to 180 °C, to obtain an asphalt pre-mixture, c) cooling down the asphalt pre-mixture of step b), preferably to a temperature of 40 °C or less, particularly preferably to a temperature of 20 °C or less, d) crushing the cooled down asphalt pre-mixture of step c) into particles with a diameter of each 12 mm or less, preferably of each 10 mm or less, wherein the crushing of the cooled down asphalt pre-mixture is achieved in one step or in several steps to obtain a pre-mixture, e) mixing the pre-mixture of step d) with one or more separating agent(s) as well as optionally with one or more further components, f) sieving the particles with a diameter of each 2 mm or less, so that a thermoplastic filling compound, made of particles with an average diameter in the range of from > 2mm to 12 mm, preferably in the range of from > 2 mm to 10 mm, is obtained, preferably sieving the particles with a diameter of each 3 mm or less.