CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

EX-99.906CERT

CERTIFICATION

R. Jay Gerken, President, and Kaprel Ozsolak, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of Western Asset Funds, Inc. - Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio (the “Registrant”), each certify to the best of his knowledge that:

1. The Registrant’s periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended June 30, 2011 (the “Form N-CSR”) fully complies with the requirements of section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2. The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

President	Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
Western Asset Funds, Inc. –	Western Asset Funds, Inc. –
Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio	Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio
/s/ R. Jay Gerken	/s/ Kaprel Ozsolak
R. Jay Gerken	Kaprel Ozsolak
Date: August 26, 2011	Date: August 26, 2011

This certification is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR with the Commission.