A steering control device, comprising: a steering wheel mechanically separated from steered wheels; a turning actuator (8A, 8C) configured to turn the steered wheels in accordance with an operation amount for the steering wheel; a turning current detecting unit configured to detect a turning current flowing through the turning actuator (8A, 8C); a current axial force calculating unit configured to calculate a current axial force of a steering rack based on the turning current; a lateral G axial force calculating unit (11 Bbb) configured to calculate a lateral G axial force of the steering rack based on a lateral acceleration acting on a vehicle; a steering reaction force calculating unit (11 Bbe) configured to calculate a steering reaction force (Th) based on at least either the current axial force calculated by the current axial force calculating unit (11 Bba) or the lateral G axial force calculated by the lateral G axial force calculating unit (11 Bbb); and a reaction force actuator configured to apply the steering reaction force (Th) calculated by the steering reaction force calculating unit (11 Bbe), characterised in that, the steering reaction force calculating unit includes a blend axial force calculation unit, a steering angular velocity detecting unit and a steering determining unit and based on the blend axial force calculated by the blend axial force calculating unit and on the steering angular velocity detected by the steering angular velocity detecting unit, the steering determining unit is configured to determine which of a steering increasing operation and a steering returning operation is performed and to calculate the steering reaction force (Th) based on the current axial force when it is determined that the steering increasing operation of the steering wheel is performed, and to calculate the steering reaction force (Th) based on the current axial force and the lateral G axial force when it is determined that the steering returning operation of the steering wheel is performed, so that an allocation of the lateral G axial force at the time of the steering returning operation is larger than the allocation of the lateral G axial force at the time of the steering increasing operation. a steering wheel mechanically separated from steered wheels; a turning actuator (8A, 8C) configured to turn the steered wheels in accordance with an operation amount for the steering wheel; a turning current detecting unit configured to detect a turning current flowing through the turning actuator (8A, 8C); a current axial force calculating unit configured to calculate a current axial force of a steering rack based on the turning current; a lateral G axial force calculating unit (11 Bbb) configured to calculate a lateral G axial force of the steering rack based on a lateral acceleration acting on a vehicle; a steering reaction force calculating unit (11 Bbe) configured to calculate a steering reaction force (Th) based on at least either the current axial force calculated by the current axial force calculating unit (11 Bba) or the lateral G axial force calculated by the lateral G axial force calculating unit (11 Bbb); and a reaction force actuator configured to apply the steering reaction force (Th) calculated by the steering reaction force calculating unit (11 Bbe),