Putnam Investments
	One Post Office Square
	Boston, MA 02109
	March 31, 2017
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549

RE:	Putnam Funds Trust (Securities Act No. 333-515 and Investment Company File Act No. 811-07513) (the
	“Trust”), on behalf of Putnam Emerging Markets Income Fund, Putnam Global Dividend Fund, Putnam
	Intermediate-Term Municipal Income Fund and Putnam Short-Term Municipal Income Fund (each, a
	“Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) — Post-Effective Amendment No. 261 to the Trust’s Registration
	Statement on Form N-1A

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Funds hereby certify that the form of Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information that would have been filed on behalf of the Funds pursuant to Rule 497(c) upon the effectiveness of Post-Effective Amendment No. 261 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the “Amendment”) would not have differed from that contained in the Amendment, which is the most recent amendment to such Registration Statement and was filed electronically on March 29, 2017.

Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be directed to Venice Monagan at 1-800-225-2465, ext. 12577.

		Very truly yours,
		Putnam Funds Trust
		On behalf of
		Putnam Emerging Markets Income Fund
		Putnam Global Dividend Fund
		Putnam Intermediate-Term Municipal Income Fund
		Putnam Short-Term Municipal Income Fund
		/s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz
	By:
		Jonathan S. Horwitz
		Executive Vice President, Principal Executive
		Officer and Compliance Liaison
cc: James E. Thomas, Esq.