To provide a method for controlling a die cushion device, which method can shorten a cycle time and can improve the productivity by improving a carrying speed in a carrying device.

A die cushion device 10 is mounted on a press machine 1, and has a workpiece mounting section 12 which mounts a workpiece W thereon, and is configured so as to move upward and downward. In the method for controlling the die cushion device 10, workpiece carrying devices 19, 21 for carrying the workpiece W carry out the upward and downward movement of the workpiece mounting section 12 according to the movement for moving the workpiece to the workpiece mounting height for mounting the workpiece W on the workpiece mounting section 12 and the movement for moving the workpiece W to the workpiece receiving height for receiving the workpiece W from the workpiece mounting section 12.