A method for beamforming in a binaural hearing aid , said binaural hearing aid comprising a first local unit and a second local unit , weherein the method comprises the following steps: - generating, in the first local unit , a first local front signal from an environment sound by a first front input transducer , and a first local rear signal from the environment sound by a first rear input transducer , - generating, in the first local unit , a first main signal from the first local front signal and the first local rear signal , and a first auxiliary signal , either from the first local front signal or from the first local rear signal , - generating, in the second local unit , a second local front signal from the environment sound by a second front input transducer , and a second local rear signal from the environment sound by a second rear input transducer , - generating, in the second local unit , a second main signal from the second local front signal and the second local rear signal , - estimating a direction of arrival (α) of a useful sound signal in the environment sound , - assigning a first frequency range and a second frequency range , - generating a first range beamformer signal in the first frequency range from the first main signal , the first auxiliary signal and the second main signal by imposing at least one spatial condition related to the estimated direction of arrival (α) on the directional characteristic of the first range beamformer signal , - generating a second range beamformer signal in the second frequency range from the first main signal and the second main signal by imposing at least one spatial condition related to the estimated direction of arrival (α) on the directional characteristic of the second range beamformer signal , and - deriving a first local output signal from the first range beamformer signal and the second range beamformer signal , wherein the first local output signal is transduced into a first output sound by a first output transducer of the first local unit . - generating, in the first local unit , a first local front signal from an environment sound by a first front input transducer , and a first local rear signal from the environment sound by a first rear input transducer , - generating, in the first local unit , a first main signal from the first local front signal and the first local rear signal , and a first auxiliary signal , either from the first local front signal or from the first local rear signal , - generating, in the second local unit , a second local front signal from the environment sound by a second front input transducer , and a second local rear signal from the environment sound by a second rear input transducer , - generating, in the second local unit , a second main signal from the second local front signal and the second local rear signal , - estimating a direction of arrival (α) of a useful sound signal in the environment sound , - assigning a first frequency range and a second frequency range , - generating a first range beamformer signal in the first frequency range from the first main signal , the first auxiliary signal and the second main signal by imposing at least one spatial condition related to the estimated direction of arrival (α) on the directional characteristic of the first range beamformer signal , - generating a second range beamformer signal in the second frequency range from the first main signal and the second main signal by imposing at least one spatial condition related to the estimated direction of arrival (α) on the directional characteristic of the second range beamformer signal , and - deriving a first local output signal from the first range beamformer signal and the second range beamformer signal , wherein the first local output signal is transduced into a first output sound by a first output transducer of the first local unit . <EOS>