In a method and apparatus for compensating for gain changes in an amplifier circuit comprising radio-frequency modules and attenuation elements, a radio-frequency module is driven with a first temperature-dependent monitoring voltage UHF(T), and an attenuation element with a second temperature-dependent monitoring voltage UVG(T). The first temperature-dependent monitoring voltage UHF(T) is produced by applying a temperature dependency to an individual monitoring voltage Uopt, which is predetermined for a predetermined temperature for a radio-frequency module, in order to set the optimum operating point of the radio-frequency module. The second temperature-dependent monitoring voltage UVG(T) is produced by applying a temperature dependency to a predetermined monitoring voltage UVG—T for the attenuation element. The monitoring voltage UVG—T is determined in an iteration method, such that the output power of the amplifier circuit reaches a predeterminable level at a constant input power. Memory devices are provided for storing values for producing monitoring voltages for the radio-frequency modules and attenuation elements.