AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON OCTOBER 5, 2012

1933 Act No. 333-74295
1940 Act No. 811-09253

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 [X]
Pre-Effective Amendment No. [ ]
Post-Effective Amendment No. 261 [X]
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 [X]
Pre-Effective Amendment No. [ ]
Post-Effective Amendment No. 262 [X]

WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

525 Market Street
San Francisco, California 94105
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(800) 222-8222
(Registrant's Telephone Number)

C. David Messman
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
525 Market Street, 12th Floor
San Francisco, California 94105
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

With a copy to:

Marco E. Adelfio, Esq.
Goodwin Procter LLP
901 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001

It is proposed that this filing will become effective: (check appropriate box)
X	immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
	on [date] pursuant to paragraph (b)
	60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(i)
	on [date] pursuant to paragraph (a)(i)
	75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii)
	on [date] pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) of Rule 485
If appropriate, check the following box:
	this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Amendment to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, and has duly caused this Amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized in the City of San Francisco, State of California on the 5th day of October, 2012.

WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST

By: /s/ C. David Messman
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C. David Messman
Secretary

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 261 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated:

/s/ Peter G. Gordon Peter G. Gordon* Trustee	/s/ Isaiah Harris, Jr. Isaiah Harris, Jr.* Trustee	/s/ Judith M. Johnson Judith M. Johnson* Trustee
/s/ David F. Larcker David F. Larcker* Trustee	/s/ Olivia S. Mitchell Olivia S. Mitchell* Trustee	/s/ Timothy J. Penny Timothy J. Penny* Trustee
/s/ Donald C. Willeke Donald C. Willeke* Trustee	/s/ Michael S. Scofield Michael S. Scofield* Trustee	/s/ Leroy J. Keith, Jr. Leroy J. Keith, Jr.* Trustee
/s/ Karla M. Rabusch Karla M. Rabusch* President (Principal Executive Officer)	/s/ Nancy Wiser Nancy Wiser* Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)

*By: /s/ C. David Messman
C. David Messman
As Attorney-in-Fact
October 5, 2012

Exhibit No.	Exhibits
Ex-101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
Ex-101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
Ex-101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
Ex-101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
Ex-101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document