Middle mouse button to select similar block in inventory doesnt work on cauldrons with any fluid in them

Using middle mouse button on creative or survival doesnt work on cauldrons that have any amount of liquid in them

What I expected to happen was...:
To highlight the cauldrons in my inventory in survival, and to give me a cauldron in creative like it does with any other block

What actually happened was...:
the button press does nothing

Steps to Reproduce:
1. place a cauldron
2. fill it with water or lava, any amount and can be from dripstone or a bucket
3. press middle mouse button to try to highlight a cauldron in inventory