Class A, C, I, Y Prospectus | Dreyfus Global Equity Income Fund

Dreyfus Global Equity Income Fund

July 27, 2017

THE DREYFUS/LAUREL FUNDS TRUST

-DREYFUS GLOBAL EQUITY INCOME FUND

(Class A, C, I and Y Shares)

Supplement to Summary and Statutory Prospectuses

Dated March 1, 2017

The following information supersedes and replaces any contrary information contained in “Fees and Expenses” in the fund’s summary prospectus and “Fund Summary - Fees and Expenses” in the fund’s statutory prospectus:

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees - Class A, C, I, Y Prospectus - Dreyfus Global Equity Income Fund	Class A		Class C	Class I	Class Y
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	5.75%		none	none	none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of lower of purchase or sale price)	none	[1]	1.00%	none	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses - Class A, C, I, Y Prospectus - Dreyfus Global Equity Income Fund		Class A	Class C	Class I	Class Y
Management fees	[1]	0.75%	0.75%	0.75%	0.75%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		none	0.75%	none	none
Other expenses (including shareholder services fees)		0.42%	0.42%	0.16%	0.09%
Total annual fund operating expenses		1.17%	1.92%	0.91%	0.84%

Example

The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.  The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods.  The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund's operating expenses remain the same.  Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example - Class A, C, I, Y Prospectus - Dreyfus Global Equity Income Fund - USD ($)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	687	925	1,182	1,914
Class C	295	603	1,037	2,243
Class I	93	290	504	1,120
Class Y	86	268	466	1,037

You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:

Expense Example No Redemption - Class A, C, I, Y Prospectus - Dreyfus Global Equity Income Fund - USD ($)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	687	925	1,182	1,914
Class C	195	603	1,037	2,243
Class I	93	290	504	1,120
Class Y	86	268	466	1,037

[1] Class A shares bought without an initial sales charge as part of an investment of $1 million or more may be charged a deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed within one year.

[1] Restated to reflect current management fee.