CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Columbia Fund Series Trust of our reports dated March 23, 2018, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights, which appear in the Annual Reports on Form N-CSR of the funds indicated in Appendix A for the year ended January 31, 2018. We also consent to the references to us under the headings “Financial Highlights”, “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” and “Organization and Management of Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries” in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota

May 24, 2018

Appendix A

Fund Name

Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio

Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio

Columbia Global Strategic Equity Fund

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