Notifications for Pixel VIPs ignored

Priority notifications for Pixel VIPs are not showing on my watch.

For example on Whatsapp when a "normal" contact writes me i get a notification on my watch, but when a contact that is set as a "VIP" does it i get nothing.

I think there's a bug/missing feature in the app that does not take this notification into account and ignores it.

Does anyone have simmilar experience? 

Is there a way to get it to work other than disabling the person as VIP?

I have Fenix 8X Solar runnig FW version 23.39
My phone Pixel 11PRO XL also with latest updates for both the system and Garmin Connect