Section 906 Certification

The following  certification is provided by the undersigned Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of Registrant on the basis of such officers’ knowledge and belief for the sole purpose of complying with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Certification

In connection with the Semiannual Report of Janus Investment Fund (the “Registrant”) on Form N-CSR for the period ended April 30, 2006, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, 2006 (the “Report”), we, Kelley Abbott Howes,  Principal Executive Officer of the Registrant,  and Jesper Nergaard, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section  1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

/s/ Kelley Abbott Howes

President and Chief Executive Officer of Janus Investment Fund (Principal

Executive Officer)

June 30, 2006

/s/ Jesper Nergaard

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Principal Accounting

Officer of Janus  Investment Fund (Principal Accounting Officer and Principal

Financial Officer)

June 30, 2006