Document Sets - Want Subfolders (not just files) to inherit metadata

Thanks Virendrak. I understand its by design. Was looking for a way to action it, either via PowerAutomate or an extension to SPO somehow

The current hierarchy is document set as parent with subfolders. i.e.
Project (DS) > Admin (Folder)
                    > Working (Folder)
                    > Final (Folder)

Each of those folders could have hundreds of files and often subfolders in it.
The document set root Project folder has metadata like Status we were hoping to use a filter to control view numbers.
The files inherit the metadata fine, but without the folders inheriting metadata the filter becomes useless. (show all files is not practical given the number of files).

Not having any luck applying the metadata to the folder as the functions in PA only seem to apply operations to Lists or Files. 
So looking for other ideas.....