Qt VS tools project ignores .clang-format file

There is a feature in Visual Studio to search for .clang-format file starting from project dir and going upwards. For example you can have the following dir structure:

     | - .clang-format // general rules 
     | - Project1 // uses format file above

     | - Project2

          | - .clang-format // Project2 specific rules 

Projects created/imported via Qt VS Tools completely ignore .clang-format files and format settings in Options->Text Editor->C/C++->Code Style