Exhibit(j)

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference into the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information in Post-Effective Amendment No. 159 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Fidelity Hastings Street Trust: Fidelity Fund, Fidelity Growth Discovery Fund, Fidelity Mega Cap Stock Fund,  Fidelity Advisor Series Growth & Income Fund and Fidelity Series Growth & Income Fund of our reports dated August 16, 2016, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights included in the June 30, 2016 Annual Reports to Shareholders of the above referenced funds which are also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement.

We also consent to the references to our Firm under the headings “Financial Highlights” in the Prospectuses and “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in the Statements of Additional Information.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

August 24, 2016